Yahoo Morale Flagging?

I agree with SEOregfugee. People are always getting tired of where they work, especially if you are battling against a giant like Google and every decision you make is weighed against Google.

I also agree that Google is losing face and it will be easier for people to get into their markets or to get into competing markets that google doesn’t have a big hold on.

This I know for sure.

The type of work atmospheres and perks available to employees at Yahoo are not available at the vast majority of employers around the country. These people were probably brought in right out of college and have no idea what goes on in a “normal” work place.

Those that are looking to leave may get lucky and find a similar environment because of where they live and where they have worked but I bet many will not.

Management is not always popular or respected and there is no guarantee of such. I say many of these people are winers who probably will not make the transition away from Yahoo.

Good luck to them.

Terry – it’s important to keep in mind that the “average” Yahoo! employee isn’t an “average” employee and that “the vast majority of employers around the country” aren’t where these folks are running to. I’d bet good money that a lot of these people have the talent and connections to go it alone and aren’t really interested in working for anyone, be it Google, Microsoft, or whomever.

Erik – a nice Christmas party at the end of the year would be an improvement over what a lot of companies that desperately need their employees to innovate and be creative are doing.

I like in metro Detroit, and I doubt I have to tell anyone how badly screwed employees at the “Big Three” auto manufacturers and Tier I suppliers are these days, but even relatively healthy Michigan companies in non-manufacturing sectors of the economy are stifling their employees because they’re too chicken-shit to risk success when the status quo is so “safe.”

I’ve got a good job at a good I genuinely like working for, and I just got a raise so I’m not disgruntled by any stretch of the imagination. However, I can honestly say that since the economic going got really tough here, my management has responded by rewarding mediocrity, discouraging (and in some cases – punishing) innovation and creativity, and treating well-paid IT and project management staff like hourly temp workers.

Meetings have been called where management acknowledges the resentment and frustration of their charges and asks for feedback, only to respond with profanity-laden denials (at worst) or promises to address the situation through management-only committees (at best).

It’s sad, but I know about a half-dozen people who, despite having secure, well-paying jobs in a lousy economy – are aggressively looking to move because of the ham-handed management practices that have been put in place supposedly to KEEP workers.