Comments on: How Do You Save Yahoo from Sinking When the Crew Abandons Ship?

By: DeeMX

DeeMX — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:21:01 +0000

Yahoo is great company, but it have a difficult period for business today.

By: Goran Web Design

Goran Web Design — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:13:17 +0000

I think that Yahoo still has a fight in them. People who wish to leave are not the people that are needed on this team.

By: Top Rated

Top Rated — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:03:54 +0000

The only thing good about this at this point, is that it will eventually come to an end. Resolution is what they need, so they can move on and put that fine piece of virtual real estate called Yahoo.com back to work. Top Rated's last blog post..Absolutely The Best Point And Shoot Digital Camera

By: WD

WD — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:32:04 +0000

“who knows who else will pop up to try a hostile takeover”

But then wouldn’t you want to stay around for that sweeeeeet severance package?

Many people are borderline ‘should I stay or should I go’ wherever they are. It just takes something to clarify your view of the pros and cons of either decision. It could just as much be Yang’s response to MS (severance package, Google deal, etc) rather than the MS offer itself that started the exodus. Who knows what internal discussions occurred or internal projects that were “re-focused” in the dealings that may have made a future outside the company brighter than one inside.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:25:23 +0000

Andy, my opinion coinsides with yours

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:56:55 +0000

@Terry – I agree, these decisions were probably made a long time ago.

By: Terry Howard

Terry Howard — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:49:28 +0000

Yeah, and I was thinking about this some after reading Jeremy Z's blog on his decision. I think part of still is that it's all up in the air. Even though the deal seems to be dead, most of these moves must have been initiated during the period of time when the deal was very much a possibility. With stock holders still threatening to press legal action and the whole environment of uncertainty (who knows who else will pop up to try a hostile takeover) you can't blame people for using this as a reason to see what new salary options might await them. Terry Howard's last blog post..Blaming Yourself is Healthy

By: Otilia Otlacan

Otilia Otlacan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:10:46 +0000

I wonder what is the average employee length of stay in Yahoo… the industry standard seems to be somewhere around 2-3 years, especially in online operations (a bit more in the engineering departments though). In my opinion, the biggest loss is that of knowledge, and not necessarily talent, something that even companies like Yahoo do not seem to understand. When you feel your management is serving you pink rainbows and tells you how great the company does while you know that’s far from the truth, what’s there left to do but leave? There will always be greener pastures

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By: Warenwirtschaft

Warenwirtschaft — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:57:42 +0000

Sorry, no light visible from my point of view. I think we have to get used to the idea that yahoo will get down faster than anyone can imagine. Why is there no liabililty for stupid managers? The arguments they offered for joining google are so weak that one wonders what really happened behind the scenes.