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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Yahoo's Downfall

This week Yahoo Inc. announced it would be laying off 15 percent of its 11,000 employees. Its overall fate is just as dismal: The company could be up for sale and its CEO could be gone pretty soon. Let’s not get started about the lawsuit that accuses the company of using performance reviews illegally and unfairly in firing employees.

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By Madeleine Brand • Feb 3, 2016 • 1 min read

This week Yahoo Inc. announced it would be laying off 15 percent of its 11,000 employees. Its overall fate is just as dismal: The company could be up for sale and its CEO could be gone pretty soon. Let’s not get started about the lawsuit that accuses the company of using performance reviews illegally and unfairly in firing employees. CEO Marissa Mayer is being questioned about what’s going on and board members could also decide her fate in the upcoming weeks.

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    Madeleine Brand

    Host, 'Press Play'

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    Producer, 'The Document'

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    Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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