Yahoo! - Wuh? Ut oh…
Yahoo! - Perhaps the name is relevant if you think of it as an expletive or a subconscious expression blurted out while sliding down a slippery slope.
Yahoo-ers (Internally called Yahoos!) were exiting offices on the West coast of the US in droves yesterday as massive layoffs hit the California based content focused Intertentnet company. IM’s between employees went from random discussions / nervous apprehension to brb to I’ve been fired.
Just in time to save on bonus payments and salary rises! GO TEAM!
ValleyWag has the scoop
yahoo - Synonyms: barbarian; clown; pervert; rowdy; tough; yokel
A sign of things to come I think. How many more US tech firms will dump the chaff in the coming months? And what of their employees outside the US? A lot of resumes are being updated as we speak I fear.
