Yahoo Employee Reviews about "senior management"
75% would recommend to a friend
(137 total reviews)
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- "Management structure is pretty dysfunctional: there are simply too many managers that seem to drag any decision making and planning out for too long." (in 121 reviews)
- "Strategy is not always clear and senior leadership does not consistently drive towards a unified focus." (in 105 reviews)
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Reviews about "senior management"
Return to all Reviews- 4.0Mar 27, 2010Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee
Pros
The work culture and environment is great and you mostly work with very smart people. You know that what you are developing is going to be used by many people which is not the case in many places.
Cons
The senior management does not always seem to have a clear vision or plan on some issues.
2 - 4.0Apr 6, 2012Anonymous EmployeeCurrent EmployeeSunnyvale, CA
Pros
some really smart colleagues, very good compensation and excellent health care package, relax atmosphere, work / life balance
Cons
senior management and executives continue to make mistakes after mistakes...they never seem to learn. it's hard to work for a company that you know is not going to go anywhere...
1 - 2.0Apr 8, 2011Senior Product ManagerFormer EmployeeLondon, England
Pros
Interesting international opportunities and the chance to work on some interesting project. Generally a relaxed environment and nice co-workers.
Cons
Talent has left the company in droves recently. It's not clear where senior management wants to take the company and what business Yahoo is in. There's very little innovative thinking left at the company and people are less willing to take risks. Corporate mentality has set in.
- 3.0Jun 15, 2008Senior Product ManagerFormer EmployeeSunnyvale, CA
Pros
The best reason for joining Yahoo! is to learn about the essentials of the internet, develop products with really smart people and change the world.
Cons
All the career centric middle managers, the bureaucracy and the senior management. The fact that options for the workers have been pulled back in favor of paying the senior management more is also a negative.
- 3.0Aug 17, 2015Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee, more than 5 yearsHillsboro, OR
Pros
Free food and beverages. Newer management additions are bringing intelligent ideas and change for the better.
Cons
Senior management in the location has no clue how to run the support business unit in Hillsboro and continuously makes uneducated decisions. Morale is at an all time low and most of the talent has already left the company seeking new opportunities and career advancement. When job opening come up they are almost always filled from the external sources since backfilling positions is close to impossible. The hiring process needs to be completely revamped or internal growth will continue to be a scarce commodity.
- 2.0May 5, 2012Senior Product ManagerCurrent EmployeeSunnyvale, CA
Pros
Very good work life balance and respect for employees Have the opportunity to address very large audiences around the world Opportunity to develop new products in a large scale
Cons
Classic 'ivory tower' behavior by senior management Senior management believes they know it all and do not seek opinions and advice of their people on the ground Lacks discipline across the org
1 - 3.0Sep 26, 2011Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee
Pros
- Good work and life balance - If you are present in the right org you will see good benefits/bonus
Cons
- Senior management is not sure what the next steps should be for the company at large - Need more assistance for ambitious projects.
- 4.0Aug 11, 2010Senior Software EngineerFormer Employee
Pros
You get a chance to work in large scale projects, not many other companies can offer.
Cons
Decisions of senior management are very intransparent and often seem unreasonable. (Not CEO and board, but the level below)
- 4.0Nov 11, 2014Security ArchitectFormer Employee, more than 1 yearSunnyvale, CA
Pros
Competitive salary, high energy, great perks like free food and beverages, weekly activities, popular bands come and play, volleyball and basketball courts, electric car charging stations, gym....
Cons
don't expect to work less than 12 hours a day... significant senior management changes when I was there made it feel like it wasn't the right place for me
- 4.0Jun 11, 2008Software EngineerCurrent EmployeeSunnyvale, CA
Pros
Very smart, talented and capable employees. Opportunity to learn how to be effective despite a not-so-perfect organization. Laid back atmosphere with plenty of resources. Good work-life balance if you join the right group. Some great managers to learn from and be mentored under.
Cons
Terrible, arrogant and incompetent management. Great managers get demoralized and defeated by the pattern of bad management at Yahoo and leave. Lower level employees too become disillusioned by either seeing their work go in vain or a lack of direction from senior management. Mediocre morale and constant feeling of being 'second-rate'. Vague and meaningless mission statement that evokes more confusion than anything else.
