Pros

Yahoo! is a valley pioneer and home to many smart people. I have worked with lots of smart and talented people in my time there and would do it again.

The benefits package is generous with lots of choices for health care, and an excellent vacation accrual system. Work from home depends on your manager, but many are flexible.

Free coffee bars and a corporate cafeteria with supplemented meal prices is an added perk.

The company is large, but there are places within the company that still give you that small company vibe and feel. You will be challenged and given an opportunity to work on really cool things. After a long time of seeming to be without direction, the last 6 months have really shown positive signs and finally sticking to a plan and making things happen.

Cons

Working at Yahoo! is like working in a fishbowl, especially when it comes to the tech rags and valley publications. The last year, since the attempted Microsoft purchase has been especially trying.

Senior management failed to provide a strong direction and in-ability to act led to rumors, speculation, and doubt.

Yahoo! is a big company now, and some of that small company vibe has gone missing during my time there.

Advice to Senior Management

Take a firm stand on a direction, stick to it. Either sell to Microsoft or move-on.

The troops are sick of consultants, getting fit, and waiting for a direction. We need a technologist in charge who will present a clear vision for the future of Yahoo!