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It didn't seem possible but I now like Yahoo even less. A 38 y/o CEO of a company that sells the "connected" world won't use the same connectedness within the

It didn't seem possible but I now like Yahoo even less. A 38 y/o CEO of a company that sells the "connected" world won't use the same connectedness within the business? This is why you don't leverage yourself to the hilt and live paycheck to paycheck - so you can quit a job if it sucks.

cgh 14y ago
As someone who has worked full-time remote since 2006, I agree completely. There are plenty of ways to be a part of the team and be remote - in fact, I doubt 30 minutes goes by in my day when I'm not either on the phone or IM'ing with someone about some issue. It's the equivalent of stopping by my desk to talk about something.
- alexanderh 14y ago
  As someone who lives in a small remote city, and is broke and really cant consider moving right now, the thought of less job opportunities out there in other states at good companies that would allow me to work remotely really discourages me. This was one of the biggest promises of the internet. The only way I would be able to climb out of this place is if I could start by working remotely somewhere. There are no tech jobs where I am.
LarrySDonald 14y ago
Yahoo has been in it's death throes for quite a while. I'm sure they'll survive in a sort of AOL sense, but they are quite desperate to stay relevant. News is likely their last outpost and even that is starting to slip very fast. It's sad to see, what used to be a crack directory, social hub (besides AOL one of the first true social networks), email, map and IM providers is now barely an afterthought and throwing the next cool "stand back I got this" manager to the wolves. But I can understand the frustration. Google and Apple both would have been happy to snap it up at one point, but it's too late and there is zero value left in the company besides the really nice Yahoo! name, and there's no big name to sell it to beyond perhaps AT&T or someone else that may want the infrastructure for something.

cgh 14y ago

As someone who has worked full-time remote since 2006, I agree completely. There are plenty of ways to be a part of the team and be remote - in fact, I doubt 30 minutes goes by in my day when I'm not either on the phone or IM'ing with someone about some issue. It's the equivalent of stopping by my desk to talk about something.

alexanderh 14y ago
As someone who lives in a small remote city, and is broke and really cant consider moving right now, the thought of less job opportunities out there in other states at good companies that would allow me to work remotely really discourages me. This was one of the biggest promises of the internet. The only way I would be able to climb out of this place is if I could start by working remotely somewhere. There are no tech jobs where I am.

LarrySDonald 14y ago

Yahoo has been in it's death throes for quite a while. I'm sure they'll survive in a sort of AOL sense, but they are quite desperate to stay relevant. News is likely their last outpost and even that is starting to slip very fast. It's sad to see, what used to be a crack directory, social hub (besides AOL one of the first true social networks), email, map and IM providers is now barely an afterthought and throwing the next cool "stand back I got this" manager to the wolves. But I can understand the frustration. Google and Apple both would have been happy to snap it up at one point, but it's too late and there is zero value left in the company besides the really nice Yahoo! name, and there's no big name to sell it to beyond perhaps AT&T or someone else that may want the infrastructure for something.