I work at a Fortune50, and I have to admit that if Mayer manages to turn Yahoo around that this will set a dangerous precedent for other large companies.
The ability to work remotely is a huge perk to having a tech job, and if other corporations see Yahoo killing WFH and then managing to save such a large sinking ship, they might infer causality.
That's an interesting point. Up until now, I've thought of the Yahoo situation as a "I don't have a dog in this fight" kind of scenario... ie, I'm a mildly interested outsider with no stake in the whole thing. And since I usually like to root for the underdog, I have been hoping for a meaningful recovery for Yahoo under Mayer.
The ability to work remotely is a huge perk to having a tech job, and if other corporations see Yahoo killing WFH and then managing to save such a large sinking ship, they might infer causality.
That's an interesting point. Up until now, I've thought of the Yahoo situation as a "I don't have a dog in this fight" kind of scenario... ie, I'm a mildly interested outsider with no stake in the whole thing. And since I usually like to root for the underdog, I have been hoping for a meaningful recovery for Yahoo under Mayer.
This is making me reconsider that position a bit.