Review of an evil - Software Developer Yahoo Employee Review

1.0
May 17, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good company benefits, plenty of holidays, laid back work atmosphere and dress code, great location in central London, flexible work hours.

Cons

Incompetent management at all levels, lack of planning, very poor work ethics at all levels, very poor communication, having to work for a company that betrays free speech by helping the chinese government to emprison pro-democratic journalists, a company making huge profits through its active support of the shark finning industry (Yahoo! owns 40% of alibaba.com), a cruel and barbaric activity banned in many countries but not illegal in China, which has lead of the slaughter of over 90% of all sharks in the last 30 years, putting many shark species on the list of endangered species.

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5.0
Jul 15, 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to work at

Cons

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4.0
Mar 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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