Yahoo

I joined Yahoo eight years ago.

When I first joined, the company was a fun place to work. The thrill of coding something that had an impact on the lives of hundreds of millions of users was overwhelming. It made me extremely proud.

Even today, I still have no regret in staying at Yahoo this long because I, and the team, have moved the product to the top rank on the market.

For the past several years, Yahoo has been on this downhill slope. And so far, I haven't seen the end of the tunnel yet.

Yahoo has become a place that emphasizes the show and demos. It appears that upper management is running the company based on PPTs, not realities.

For example, the company has adopted agile processes and CI. But everybody seems to forget the original purpose of having agile and CI. The only thing that matters is the green light on the dashboard. Nobody pays attention to the quality of test cases.

1. Talk to the engineers.
2. Get a reality check.
3. Get rid of PPTs.