Rest and vest - Software Engineer Yahoo Employee Review

4.0
Apr 15, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

- Work-life balance, flex time, WFH. If it weren't for the great work-life balance I would've left a long time ago! - Good compensation. Not as competitive as "top" tech firms, but still above average and much more stable than startups. Not a bad place to stay for a year or two - Catered breakfast & lunch

Cons

- Few opportunities for career advancement, which is getting worse because of uncertain business prospects - Very hierarchical and territorial - The vast majority of employees seem to be "resting and vesting". It's fascinating how much time is spent doing nothing (or net nothing, because we waste a year building something to only find out users hate it) - They are cost cutting - I don't know if the pros I listed above apply to new hires

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Mar 27, 2026
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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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