Used to be fun... now not so much - Principal Engineer Yahoo Employee Review

2.0
Jun 2, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits Opportunity to work on well known products Still lots of cool projects, even if search backend is going to Microsoft

Cons

Steadily becoming a less technical company Design by committee It takes management forever to make a decision. People are overly afraid to make a mistake. Company is becoming more political

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5.0
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Cons

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4.0
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Recommend
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Pros

Everyone is very positive and nice. There's a ton of opportunity to make an impact with the scope and scale each employee is responsible for.

Cons

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