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    Yahoo Reviews

    Updated September 18, 2017
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    1,134 Ratings

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    Pros

    • Work/life balance (almost no extra working hours need) (in 250 reviews)

    • Free food: I mean all kind of healthy food you know (in 348 reviews)

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    1. "Technical intern"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Technical Intern in Sunnyvale, CA
      Former Employee - Technical Intern in Sunnyvale, CA

      Pros

      food is good, only two round interview

      Cons

      less than average salary and do one project in company

    2. "review"

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      Current Employee - Software Engineer
      Current Employee - Software Engineer

      I have been working at Yahoo full-time

      Pros

      good food in this company

      Cons

      bad bonuses in this company

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    3. "Account Manager"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Yahoo full-time

      Pros

      Great network and resources available to you

      Cons

      Promotions are rare and difficult as there are many layer to go through

    4. "good company to stay"

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

      I have been working at Yahoo full-time

      Pros

      good food, funny work, good work life balance

      Cons

      not good salary/ bonus. very few RSU compare to other internet company

    5. "Software engineer"

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      Current Employee - Software Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA
      Current Employee - Software Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      * freedom of tech stack
      * Interesting problems

      Cons

      * some level of politics

    6. "I love Yahoo"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sunnyvale, CA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Sunnyvale, CA
      Recommends

      I worked at Yahoo full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      * Yahoo Brand
      * Opportunity to work with great talent
      * Employee Growth
      * Great Culture
      * Employee Perks

      Cons

      * Constant Top Management shuffle
       * More Frequent shift in company's focus and direction

    7. "Looking at the photos, I almost cried"

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      Former Employee - Editor in Sunnyvale, CA
      Former Employee - Editor in Sunnyvale, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Yahoo full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      This place was my life for almost a decade--I bled purple! I had tons of vacation time, fun outings, free food, many perks and great friends. Comfortable workspace and places to relax.

      Cons

      Lay-offs, the reason why I am no longer there, was always a heartbreaking experience. Seeing people return from maternity leave getting laid off was pretty messed up.

    8. "Good People Difficult Management"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Yahoo full-time

      Pros

      Lots of talented and great people to work with.

      Cons

      Lots of politics and red tap especially in recent times

    9. "Overall good place to work"

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

      I worked at Yahoo full-time

      Pros

      Good culuture, lots of interesting opportunities

      Cons

      Lots of distractions from the media, some workplace politics

    10. "Data Analyst VI"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Yahoo full-time

      Pros

      Great work environment, culture,commute,benefits, fun events

      Cons

      not much of any issue that was apparent

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