In many fields, Workers are practically begging the employers to hire them, but in Information technology, demand for talent often outstrips the supply. Employers struggle to attract and keep software experts, always concerned about the risk that their best people will leave for a better offer somewhere else. For a high$-$tech worker, what often amounts to a better offer is a chance to be a part of the exciting new thing, whatever that is$.$ That presents a challenge for Yahoo. A couple of decades ago, the web search company $($now advertising, news, and e$-$mail company$)$ was one of the hot businesses of the internet age. Today Yahoo's sites attract $700$ million visitors a month, and the company's $14,000$ employees are well paid, but the excitement is no longer t$...$In many fields, Workers are practically begging the employers to hire them, but in Information technology, demand for talent often outstrips the supply. Employers struggle to attract and keep software experts, always concerned about the risk that their best people will leave for a better offer somewhere else. For a high$-$tech worker, what often amounts to a better offer is a chance to be a part of the exciting new thing, whatever that is$.$ That presents a challenge for Yahoo. A couple of decades ago, the web search company $($now advertising, news, and e$-$mail company$)$ was one of the hot businesses of the internet age. Today Yahoo's sites attract $700$ million visitors a month, and the company's $14,000$ employees are well paid, but the excitement is no longer t$...$In many fields, Workers are practically begging the employers to hire them, but in Information technology, demand for talent often outstrips the supply. Employers struggle to attract and keep software experts, always concerned about the risk that their best people will leave for a better offer somewhere else. For a high$-$tech worker, what often amounts to a better offer is a chance to be a part of the exciting new thing, whatever that is$.$ That presents a challenge for Yahoo. A couple of decades ago, the web search company $($now advertising, news, and e$-$mail company$)$ was one of the hot businesses of the internet age. Today Yahoo's sites attract $700$ million visitors a month, and the company's $14,000$ employees are well paid, but the excitement is no longer t$...$