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Got great technology, but not knowing how to use it

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Yahoo for 4 years
June 27, 2012
Sunnyvale, California
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Fun, chill culture; great products; huge audience; and great technology.

Lots of opportunities to interact with users and industry peers.

Clear career development paths.

Good benefits.

Cons

Yahoo! started as a technology company and created a lot of great technologies that are the best in the industry and got adopted by many other peers. However, the leadership team did not know how to leverage these great technologies and pursued a media path.

Advice to Management

Go back to the technology route and keep innovating.

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