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AOL employees not welcome by Yahoo Technology team based in Sunnyvale

Senior Technical Manager
Former Employee
Worked at Yahoo for 9 years
March 23, 2018
New York, New York
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Most of the employees are passionate about their jobs.

Started offering free lunch to mimic the benefit offered on the Yahoo Sunnyvale campus.

Cons

Morale is in the negative range and hit the lowest point possible by end of 2017.

Minimum of 2 layoffs every year, followed by reorganization, etc.

Technology decisions are now made by the new Yahoo CTO and his directs based in Sunnyvale. If you are an engineer based on the East Coast, you will be considered a remote and dispensable asset.

Advice to Management

The CEO needs to stop acting like a cheerleader.

The CEO needs to stop tolerating incompetent SVPs and VPs.

Focus on growing the top line instead of cutting head count and health insurance benefits.

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