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Ironically, Yahoo is still hiring. A friend of mine, a recent grad was offered $135k base. That's on par with GOOG/FB and he's no stellar candidate either. Look

Ironically, Yahoo is still hiring. A friend of mine, a recent grad was offered $135k base. That's on par with GOOG/FB and he's no stellar candidate either. Looks like they could've rehired them into different areas without laying them off.

asdfologist 13y ago
I don't see how that's ironic. It's logically consistent for a CEO to desire to layoff dead wood and simultaneously expand the company with strong hires.
- a3n 13y ago
  The same people who hired the dead wood are hiring the strong hires, so ...
  - asdfologist 13y ago
    And how do you know they haven't revised their hiring standards?
    - curiousDog 13y ago
      That's the point I was trying to make. This dude was rejected at Msft, GOOG and FB. One would think yahoo would be hiring rock stars who'd blow past these.
      - asdfologist 13y ago
        Even given that data, he could still be stronger than the people laid off. Also keep in mind that there's some degree of luck involved in the interview process, and this plays an especially large role when you're looking at a sample size of 1 person.
        curiousDog 13y ago
        True. He could've definitely been a one-off false positive.
      - toomuchtodo 13y ago
        If you're a rockstar, why would you go to Yahoo when you could have real infrastructure to work with at Google or Facebook? You'd rather be job hunting in 12-18 months when Yahoo tries again to figure out what it wants to do?
        brongondwana 13y ago
        Maybe you get a chance to build real infrastructure at Yahoo, instead of having to be a small cog in one that's already built-out.
- bilbo0s 13y ago
  "...It's logically consistent for a CEO to desire to layoff dead wood and simultaneously expand the company with strong hires..." "...A friend of mine, a recent grad was offered $135k base... and he's no stellar candidate either..." ??? I've been reserving judgement... but the more I hear... the more I wonder what exactly the plan is at Yahoo.
  - asdfologist 13y ago
    The fact that he's not a "stellar candidate" says nothing about how he compares with the people laid off. Also, this is a sample size of 1 - any hiring process has false positives/negatives.
pcurve 13y ago
undergrad? Wow...

asdfologist 13y ago

I don't see how that's ironic. It's logically consistent for a CEO to desire to layoff dead wood and simultaneously expand the company with strong hires.

a3n 13y ago
The same people who hired the dead wood are hiring the strong hires, so ...
- asdfologist 13y ago
  And how do you know they haven't revised their hiring standards?
  - curiousDog 13y ago
    That's the point I was trying to make. This dude was rejected at Msft, GOOG and FB. One would think yahoo would be hiring rock stars who'd blow past these.
    - asdfologist 13y ago
      Even given that data, he could still be stronger than the people laid off. Also keep in mind that there's some degree of luck involved in the interview process, and this plays an especially large role when you're looking at a sample size of 1 person.
      - curiousDog 13y ago
        True. He could've definitely been a one-off false positive.
    - toomuchtodo 13y ago
      If you're a rockstar, why would you go to Yahoo when you could have real infrastructure to work with at Google or Facebook? You'd rather be job hunting in 12-18 months when Yahoo tries again to figure out what it wants to do?
      - brongondwana 13y ago
        Maybe you get a chance to build real infrastructure at Yahoo, instead of having to be a small cog in one that's already built-out.
bilbo0s 13y ago
"...It's logically consistent for a CEO to desire to layoff dead wood and simultaneously expand the company with strong hires..." "...A friend of mine, a recent grad was offered $135k base... and he's no stellar candidate either..." ??? I've been reserving judgement... but the more I hear... the more I wonder what exactly the plan is at Yahoo.
- asdfologist 13y ago
  The fact that he's not a "stellar candidate" says nothing about how he compares with the people laid off. Also, this is a sample size of 1 - any hiring process has false positives/negatives.

pcurve 13y ago

undergrad? Wow...