Yahoo Inc. has taken the decision to conduct layoffs (layoffs) to 2,000 employees from a total of 14 100 employees currently. Yahoo Indonesia does not give an official statement is affected by layoffs or not."The decision whether Yahoo Indonesia affected by the layoffs will depend on regional Yahoo," said Budi Putra, a former Yahoo Indonesia Country Editor, in an interview via e-mail with Kompas.com, Thursday (04/05/2012).
Based on the experience of Budi, the atmosphere and Yahoo working atmosphere very pleasant and conducive Indonesia. "In terms of performance, including a nice Yahoo Indonesia in the region," said Budi.
Budi is now serving as Director Viki.com (video streaming company based in Singapore) and still continue blogging through budiputra.com.
He claimed he resigned in May 2011 due to personal reasons, not because of internal problems. The hope for Yahoo is that the company remains focused to be the premier digital media company.
"That's where the power of Yahoo. I think Yahoo should maintain performance as the leading media company. Yahoo's huge audience, especially for product content, such as Yahoo News, Finance, OMG, and Yahoo Sports," he added.
Regarding the CEO's decision to conduct layoffs Yahoo Inc. 2,000 employees, according to Budi, it is an act of efficiency that can not be avoided.
"I think now Yahoo is doing is more efficient because they want to focus on media, content, and audience. This possibility can not be avoided when working in large companies like Yahoo," he said.
As of this writing, there has been no official statements, both from Yahoo Indonesia and Southeast Asia Regional Yahoo, as to whether these layoffs will affect the employee Yahoo Indonesia.