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I agree with other commenters on this topic that really this is about forcing attrition. At some point Yahoo has to make big layoffs. We all know it. They kn

I agree with other commenters on this topic that really this is about forcing attrition. At some point Yahoo has to make big layoffs. We all know it. They know it. They employees there know it. Getting a bunch of folks to jump before they're pushed is a great start. It reminds me of the two Bobs from office space: "we fixed the glitch... we tend to find it best to avoid confrontation". There are plenty of rationalizations for both sides of this decision. I lean to the simplest explanation. They're happy to see folks go.

bishnu 14y ago
This doesn't seem so clear-cut to me. Some quick and dirty calculations using 2012 data: Yahoo: ~$280K profit per employee. Google: ~$290K profit per employee (not including Motorola Mobility . Microsoft: ~$180k profit per employee. Apple: $590K profit per employee. Apple being off the charts aside, broadly speaking Yahoo is right where they should be. This looks more like an attempt at culture change to me. (That Apple figure is tremendous when you consider that 2/3rds of their employees work in the retail channel)
- mpclark 14y ago
  Could it be because 2/3rds of their employees work in the retail channel?
  - recuter 14y ago
    It is despite of it.
  - cpdean 14y ago
    I feel like that pool of low-skilled employees would only water down the "profit-per-employee" metric. Hiring someone in sales helps you earn money, but I doubt a single cheerful apple-store worker brings in $500k in merchandise sales for that store.