I was in Yahoo in US and moved to Yahoo in India. I had an offer in Dec 2014 to relocate to the US or take 9 months of salary (3 months of severance, 3 months of tech transfer, 2 months of bonus and 1 month additional that all employees got). The... — read more
Office Closures: Dubai, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Madrid, and Milan.
Why in the world would we want to operate offices in exotic locations is beyond me - what a waste!
Two segmented rounds, 1.8K each
That's what I heard, we know about the first one, the second one will be unleashed this Summer - an SVP level source, OOS
Yahoo Layoffs 2016
Now things will accelerate - I think pretty much everyone is running out of patience and there will be no more excuses and no more games played. Maynard Webb was clear today, but this time around 'exploring strategic initiatives' will not be bringing... — read more
Old people in the system doing the same thing for 10-15 years
No willingness to change, stonewalling and sabotage - this company will never change - I left in Feb 2015, I've had enough of it. It's very siloed and you'd be smart if you were to leave ASAP
Let Yahoo Layoffs Lawsuits Begin
This is just a beginning - here is the full coverage by NYT "A Yahoo Employee-Ranking System Is Challenged in Court": http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/02/technology/yahoo-employee-ranking-system-lawsuit.html?_r=0
Yahoo kill lists
Yahoo Restructuring Begins With Stealth Layoffs and ‘Invest/Maintain/Kill’ List http://recode.net/2016/01/28/yahoo-restructuring-begins-slowly-with-stealth-layoffs-and-investmaintainkill-list/
Yahoo / 2016 Job Cuts Due to Technology Shift (Customer Switching to Cloud, Legacy Skills Demand Drop)
2016 Layoffs Predictions - Global Equities Research, Trip Chowdhry Yahoo!: Global Employee Count 12,500: Layoffs: ~30% layoffs = ~3,500 workers to be laid off Yelp: Global Employee Count 3,671: Layoffs: ~30% layoffs = ~1,000 workers to be laid off... — read more
Be brave: NO LAYOFFS, this week
Just tells you how disconnected she really is --- http://nypost.com/2016/01/18/marissa-mayers-job-safety-joke-doesnt-sit-well-with-workers/
SpringOwl Asset Management and Starboard Value Hedge Fund
Marissa is pretty much done - the sharks are circling and a massive overhaul will take place before 7/31/2016. The gears are already in motion and SpringOwl is spearheading the attack. I left in 2012 and it was bad at that time - I can imagine how... — read more
Shareholder wants to reduce Yahoo headcount to only 3000 people
It'll be a bloodbath. http://www.businessinsider.com/eric-jackson-on-his-yahoo-slide-deck-2015-12
Yahoo! Layoffs 2016
What is the likelihood of Yahoo! layoffs in Sunnyvale in 2016? Please let me know if you have any information.
How to stay employed as the CEO & use public & Feminist Sympathy?
Get Pregnant and announce it. The board cant risk looking inhuman to fire you for 10 months at least. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/02/yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayer-pregnant-with-twin-girls How many people who became parents lost jobs at... — read more
Mayer’s “remix”
2015 is shaping to be an outstanding year for Marissa, 1100 people are gone in a great Mayer’s “remix”
11% to be laid off in 2015 from Yahoo!?
Morgan Stanley has a report indicating that over 1,400 (11% of workforce) of Yahoo! workers need to be cut just to profits flat http://www.businessinsider.com/morgan-stanley-wants-more-cuts-at-yahoo-2015-4
Yahoo! Canada Layoffs
Yahoo laid off a a fairly large group of us this week, most of cut backs took place in our news and entertainment division here in Canada.
2015 Layoffs at Yahoo!
Does anyone know if we are planning to let go of some elements of internal IT and outsource the functions? I heard rumors in 2013 and it seems that we'll have an issue again.
Marissa Mayer is quickly running out of options, Layoffs are the next big thing
So far so good, minimal layoffs, but i think Marissa has exhausted all options and will have to do a major HEADCOUNT REDUCTION. Let's see how things transpire over next few months but I think she'll cut deep and Yahoo! folks will feel the pain soon.
Yahoo! 2014 Layoffs
Anybody has information about this - I heard many rumors
Things are much better now
We feel that things are picking up, we are much more nimble and our culture is changing
Thompson is going to run this company into the ground
Thompson is going to run this company into the ground. 2k let go this week, god knows what's next. It's awful and shameful at the same time
Was let go on Tue
Was let go on Tue.
It's so political that promotions are based more on who you know rather than what you've accomplished or how hard you work
It's so political that promotions are based more on who you know rather than what you've accomplished or how hard you work. The same is the case in Layoffs, that are based up on how close or remote you are to the higher management. You need to be in... — read more
Go Yahoo!: Aggressive cost-cutting, including previously announced layoffs that took effect during the quarter, allowed Yahoo to post a...
Go Yahoo!: Aggressive cost-cutting, including previously announced layoffs that took effect during the quarter, allowed Yahoo to post a profit gain of 7.8% from a year earlier. (as published in WSJ:... — read more
way to go yahoo: Yahoo Inc
way to go yahoo: Yahoo Inc. saw sales decline again in the second quarter as the Internet portal's online advertising business continued to deteriorate. The company's overall revenue fell 13% from a year ago amid steep declines in both display ads... — read more