A micromanagement hell & innovation stifler. - Senior Manager Yahoo Employee Review

2.0
22 Jan 2016
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Pros

Smart, fun people abound. Free food is great. Benefits are pretty awesome.

Cons

Micromanagement is unbearable. Innovation is completely stifled by process and QPR system. Almost zero focus exists across the board and strategies change monthly. Reorgs happen like clockwork every 6-8 months. CEO is way too involved in day-to-day. Resources are regularly shifted into really terrible projects that are abandoned a year later.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Relatively easy to get things done for a company with such a long history. Certainly not "start up" like, but processes like resource allocation have less overhead than working at a company like Google. Pay was pretty good for the midwest. I hear they are currently pretty open to remote work. It's also not the hardest place to work.

Cons

Opportunities are limited in software engineering. Since Apollo took over, SE was viewed mostly under the lens of "what is the least we can invest here to get the job done". There used to be a really good office in Champaign with lots of very talented software engineers put together. That's gone now.

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