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    Yahoo Reviews

    Updated October 15, 2018
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    Pros

    • "Work-life balance is commendable" (in 276 reviews)

    • "Awesome work culture, work/life balance and Free food" (in 375 reviews)

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    1. "Cool Place"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      Pros

      Nice offices in the Valley

      Cons

      There are no downsides to working here.

    2. "customer service representative"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Yahoo full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits and much business

      Cons

      Pay is okay and some customers can be rude

    3. "Work Review"

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      Current Employee - Engineer in Sunnyview, VA
      Current Employee - Engineer in Sunnyview, VA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Yahoo full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Cool all day in cafe

      Cons

      Free software update and free tutorial

    4. "A shell of it's former glory."

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      Current Employee - Senior Software Engineer in Champaign, IL
      Current Employee - Senior Software Engineer in Champaign, IL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Yahoo full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Free food. Nice people. Great facilities.

      Cons

      Poor benefits, stock options. Poor vision and purpose.

      Advice to Management

      The MORAL LAW causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger.

    5. "Ad Ops Strategist"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Yahoo full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      A great company to work at with an incredible work life balance.

      Cons

      Acquisition brought in fresh blood and energy, but some people are still jaded by the olderyahoo culture.

    6. "Great Perks, Little Growth"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sunnyvale, CA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sunnyvale, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Yahoo full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Really good, genuine people work/worked at Yahoo. Some really great perks and benefits as well.

      Cons

      The company has certainly seen better days. Many acquisitions, but inability to effectively integrate the companies didn't bode well for Yahoo or the people who continued to work at the organization in many cases. Lack of clarity around career growth was also confusing and frustrating.

    7. "Great Internship"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Yahoo full-time

      Pros

      -You will learn a lot
      -Great teammates

      Cons

      -There can be different visions for projects that can slow them down

    8. "AOS"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Great Benefits , fun people, fun activities and good culture

      Cons

      Demanding, hard to find answers when you need help.

    9. "VP"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Yahoo (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      great people, free food, good benefits

      Cons

      shifting strategy and priorities, senior management

      Advice to Management

      none

    10. "Awesome work, people and teams, but the company is on shaky ground"

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      Current Employee - Software in Sunnyvale, CA
      Current Employee - Software in Sunnyvale, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Yahoo full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great people, the work can be very interesting depending on what team you are on.
      A lot of amazing products. One of the best benefits in the industry. Awesome free food. Gym, basketball court.

      Cons

      The company is on the fall as a whole, as a result there are massive layoffs and the morale of the of the employees is pretty bad and the whole thing feels like its on shaky ground.

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