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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