Working at Yahoo in Denver, CO: 3 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Denver, CO Area

Item: Yahoo
Rating: 4.2
Author: Senior Systems Administrator

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On average, employees in Denver, CO at Yahoo give their company a 2.6 rating out of 5.0 based on 3, whereas overall Average Rating of Yahoo is 3.9 out of 5.0 based on 155 Yahoo Review Ratings. The happiest Yahoo employees in Denver, CO are Senior Systems Administrators submitting an average rating of 4.3 and Anonymous Employees with a rating of 3.7.

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(based on 114 Yahoo Review Ratings)

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Company Culture

3.9

Growth Opportunities

3.3

People You Work With

4.3

Person You Work For

3.9

Rewards You Receive

3.8

Support You Get

3.8

Way You Work

3.9

Work Setting

4.1

Scrum Master

"I started working here in January 2013. I have grown immensely from when I first walked through the company doors. I enjoy everything I do and the knowledge I have gained. Displaying the willingness to teach people who are willing to learn is amazing."

Posted 11 years ago in Sunnyvale, CA

Working at Yahoo in Denver, CO: 3 Employee Reviews

Yahoo Employee

in Denver, CO

"The world's largest start up, Yahoo is a great place to get experience. They have excellent benefits and with the new CEO, Yahoo is now a fast moving company with many high priorities. The team here is super talented and gets great work done quickly."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5

Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5

Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Senior Systems Administrator

in Denver, CO

"9 years of high-availability, scalable architecture at Yahoo."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Amazing benefits, great co-workers, outstanding immediate management, massive infrastructure to play with - lots of buttons to press and knobs to turn, to put it bluntly."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Positive attitude, play well with others, love what you do, have passion and drive."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Lack of upper management vision, less qualified people sticking around due to a 4 year stock option vesting period. Using open source technology that has been heavily modified and is now years out of date."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to the teams and managers that produce RESULTS, not the teams that *appear* to produce results."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5

Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5

Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.9

Yahoo (155)

4.8 Highest Rated in this Industry is Boot Camp Digital (5)

2.7 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Convention Data Services (5)

3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (3,471)

Director of SEO

in Denver, CO

"Once a dream startup, now a stalled ship with Ahab as captain."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"The employees are eternally optimistic about the company and the work they do. They are an absolute treasure and fun to be around so long as work is not in the mix."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The waters here are not safe anymore."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Senior management has lost its way and present no clear direction for the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have faith in your employees and let them do what they are best at. Pick a direction and stick with it."