Yahoo

Perks like free food, coffee, phone, etc. Flex sched, nice campus and facilities, smart ppl. Clean, bright environment, shuttles, parking, smoothies, and mobile services (dental, health, haircuts, etc.).

Direction, career growth, motivation, QPR (quarterly reviews), constantly changing priorities, and inexperienced management.

I really dislike the time and effort the QPR dance required.

I was there for 8+ years.

Overall, I had a fulfilling time there, although the ups and downs were trying. I miss Yahoo because of the friends I no longer see, but most of them left anyway.

Biggest con that comes to mind is the QPR process; honestly, it is quarterly and often, then yearly. Each time it is a week-long process.

I see it as short-sighted; it measures and quantifies. It separates and it divides. It does what it does, but it does not motivate people. To some, it does the opposite.

Translation: The QPR system at Yahoo tries to identify top performers for possible rewards. It does, and sometimes the right people get rewarded. However, engineers are super hard on each other compared to other functions. Why is that?

The QPR system at Yahoo does not motivate employees as a whole. It possibly does the opposite.

Define a singular mission. Teach others. Motivate the employees to perform, then measure their performance, then feed them. Do it in that order.