Yahoo: Glorious History, Uncertain Future
Yahoo: Glorious History, Uncertain Future
Lots of good people, talented engineers, and very good co-workers. People are mostly friendly. The company is extremely good about responding to social challenges (being green, volunteer work, donations, etc.).
There are lots of cool technologies to work on.
The senior management is incompetent, looming lay-offs, and the morale is down.
There are lots of cool technologies, but not enough direction.
There's also so much bureaucracy.
Fix the parking; we have an external website to showcase the bad parking, for Chris's sake!
Also, what's up with the cafeteria? I think someone is getting a kickback!
Get your act together and focus on the things that will get Yahoo money.
Sell to Microsoft if you have to.
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The process was disorganized and chaotic. Their own schedule was not adhered to. Some interviewers were garbled and inarticulate, and could not formulate questions properly. A few simply did not show up. Some spent most of their time texting while tr
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There were no complaints about the interview. The HR department was always responsive in its communications. The onsite interview was a long day with many interviewers. The questions were mostly standard, covering coding, data structures, and algo
Software Engineer
Great experience. I had two rounds: technical and behavioral with the hiring manager. The process was smooth, and they stayed in touch the whole time. I had a better offer, so I declined, but I loved this experience.
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Santa Clara, California, United StatesJune 27, 2019The process was disorganized and chaotic. Their own schedule was not adhered to. Some interviewers were garbled and inarticulate, and could not formulate questions properly. A few simply did not show up. Some spent most of their time texting while tr
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Santa Clara, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2010There were no complaints about the interview. The HR department was always responsive in its communications. The onsite interview was a long day with many interviewers. The questions were mostly standard, covering coding, data structures, and algo
Software Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2022Great experience. I had two rounds: technical and behavioral with the hiring manager. The process was smooth, and they stayed in touch the whole time. I had a better offer, so I declined, but I loved this experience.
