01.28.06
Yahoo! makes Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list
I’ve had a lot of crappy jobs in the past. Moving to California at the end of last July to come to work for Yahoo! was a dream come true for me because I always thought that a job at one of the “big names” in Silicon Valley would be the “holy grail” of web development positions. I ended up getting a lot more than I bargained for.
This company really takes special care of its employees, and the industry is taking notice. Yahoo! has, for the first time, made Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list, coming in at #73.
In honor of the special recognition Yahoo! received as being a great place to work, I thought I might, as an insider, share some of my favorite things about working here.
- All the espresso and lattes you can drink. How many shots do you want? One? Two? Eighteen? NO PROBLEM! They’re free, people. Not from some crappy machine that the office manager has to clean out every night, but from real baristas, like Starbucks, but organic (the coffee, not the baristas). And they have polystyrene cups! If you’ve never experienced polystyrene cups, let me tell you — they ROCK. Your hands never get hot, they’re more eco-friendly, and you don’t need those stupid corrugated java-jacket sleeves, so you have less moving parts with your coffee!
- Free valet parking. You can have someone park your car for you for free every single day, and the valet company doesn’t accept tips, so it really is free.
- Onsite haircuts available every Tuesday. And they’re decent haircuts! They’re affordable, and only 500 feet from my building, which is a big plus.
- A kick-ass free 24-hour gym. Sure, corporate gyms are plentiful. But the one at Yahoo! is open 24 hours daily, and it’s free! They have tons of equipment, much of which rivals the stuff at expensive gyms to which I’ve paid absurd amounts of money.
- An incredible holiday party. The Yahoo! 2005 Year End Party was amazing. Ice martini bars, a cajun buffet, and Earth, Wind & Fire. The most entertainment I’ve ever had at a holiday party at other jobs usually involved the boss’s Aunt Betty playing “Jingle Bells” on the piano.
- Tons of other perks. We have a whole directory of great things we get discounts on, from Apple, Dell, Office Depot, and we can also buy discount movie tickets! There’s onsite dental care, oil change & car wash, great health benefits, a subsidized public transit program, and a whole bunch more.
So, you may be asking, how can I work at Yahoo!? The answer is simple! Just check out careers.yahoo.com!
Link: 100 Best Companies to Work For: Yahoo!