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Hoomans of Yahoo

The last, but not least spotlight is on Katherine Kowal! Just like many employees at the Omaha office, Katherine started her career with Yahoo at the call center. She has been with Yahoo for a total of 3 1/2 years now!

1. What is the most random thing you’ve ever watched all the way through on Netflix? Katherine likes to listen to Netflix in the background while she is working. One time she listened to Doris, which was about a woman who stole jewelry and the time flew by!

2. If you could trade lives with one person for an entire day who would it be and why? “The CEO of Verizon, so we can understand our outlook.”

3. Do you have a sweet tooth or a savory tooth? Katherine has a savory tooth she would rather eat chips & salsa than a candy bar.

Confessions of a Yahoo Intern

Confession #9 - Realizing that this summer has flown by, since we haven’t had time to make any confessions over the entire month of July. Whoops.

#toobusyhavingfun #yahoointerns #bestsummeryet

We are the #FinalFive. (Jk we’re just interns) #feelthelove

Hoomans of Yahoo

Say hello to John Wunderlich! John was born and raised in Iowa and attended Buena Vista College. An interesting fact is that he originally went to college to become a teacher! John has been working at Yahoo for almost five wunderful years.

1. What is your most bizarre talent? John can touch his tongue to the tip of his nose. His wife also says he has a plethora of useless knowledge.

2. If you could only have one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be and why? “I would have Thanksgiving dinner for the rest of my life because there is a variety of food to chose from!”

3. Who is your favorite super hero and why? “Batman and Iron Man because they are normal people yet they are out there fighting crime.”

#throwback

The Periodic Table of Yahoo

Copper Sulfate/Aluminum/Reaction

When Copper Sulfate is dissolved in water, it turns a beautiful shade of blue. However, when a piece of Aluminum foil is dropped into that aqueous solution, interesting things begin to happen. And as you may have guess, these things relate to the interns experience at Yahoo.

Aluminum has a higher energy than Copper and therefore it out ranks it when making bonds. So when the Copper is bonded with the Sulfate, it is happy and stable. However, when Aluminum is placed in the solution, it “kicks” out the Copper and the Aluminum will take over and bond with the Sulfate; then the Aluminum foil turns to Copper foil. You can see the Copper flakes begin to form, and then after about 15 minutes, it’s turned almost completely to Copper and the Aluminum Sulfate.

Like this reaction, as interns we come to Yahoo naïve, confused, and overwhelmed. We are like the Aluminum foil and Yahoo is the Copper Sulfate. However, as the weeks go on, we begin to transform and become a part of the office and Yahoo’s environment begins to change how we work. Not only does Yahoo change us, but we begin to wear off on Yahoo and turn their Copper Sulfate into Aluminum Sulfate. Although both compounds are still present, they’ve become something new because of their interactions with each other. We understand their culture and have adapted to it, but we have brought our own passion and uniqueness to the environment. We now make jokes with others and they make jokes with us. We have absolutely integrated into Yahoo.

As interns, we are almost done. It’s hard to believe, but this experience has been absolutely incredible and the people we have met have influenced greatly.

Week 10, one left.

We had such a great time hanging out with the kids from the Children’s Respite Center last week at Kaneko! #yahooforgood

WATCH NOW.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx_zx6KnJHE

rollin into the weekend like ^

#crew #squadgoals #onsiefunsie #rollin #eightwheeldrive

The Periodic Table of Yahoo

This week after looking at The Periodic Table, I realized an element does not describe this week. This week, I think the Haber Process fits our experiences as interns far better.

The Haber Process is the process used for the industrial production of Ammonia. It is done by taking 3 Hydrogen Molecules and bonding it to 1 Molecule of Nitrogen, creating 2 molecules of Ammonia. This process is revolutionary because of the wide industrial use of the compound, it needs to be created in large quantities.

In order for this process to work, the two molecules, which are in a gaseous form, need to be put under great pressure. A Nitrogen molecule has one of the strongest bonds found naturally, so to break it, it takes a lot of pressure. As interns, we are put under pressure to perform. We are expected to know a lot of things and how to navigate around our platforms. This pressure has allowed us to break away from our mentors because we are not able to work independently and not rely on our mentor to walk us through every task. It is extremely rewarding to know that we do not need to be tied to our mentors and we can work independently when the opportunity presents itself.

The Haber Process takes two individual molecules and bonds them into a new compound. It takes Hydrogen, bonds it with Nitrogen, and creates an extremely useful compound. When we first started as interns, there was a large distinction between the intern and the mentor. We were clearly two separate entities. However, as the time has gone on, we have become a single hard-working compound. We have found each other’s strengths and play into them to allow for the most work to get done possible. Work is now sent to the both of us and we are able to work as one in order to finish it in a timely manner.

It is sad to think we only have 2 weeks left, but this experience has been unreal.

Break Time

Hope you’re all rocking this Monday like this boy is rocking this dance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pggn09t23Ek

#happyMonday #feelingit #bringthemoves

Hoomans of Yahoo

Today’s spotlight is on Tammy Kohler. Tammy has been working at Yahoo for almost seven great years! She has lived the majority of her life in Omaha and graduated from UNO with a degree in marketing.

1. What kind of music do you listen to? Tammy likes all kinds of music except heavy metal. Some days she likes listening to rap and other days she likes country. Her favorite band is Boston and they will be performing in Omaha next week!

2. What was your first thought when you woke up this morning? “Thank God it’s the weekend!”

3. Tell me about the best vacation you’ve ever taken. Tammy enjoyed her visit to St. Simons Island in Georgia. It was a great time for her to relax with her daughter and visit little boutiques. Two of Tammy’s sisters own homes on the island, which is great because now Tammy can go back again and visit the lovely little island.

Friday got us feelin like we found the golden ticket

Take a Minute

Gone are the days that this video isn’t posted here. Should out to our fellow intern Kelsey for killing it in the annual lip sync competition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pybVrLfThmM

Break Time

I hope none of you were party poopers at last night’s picnic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjwofYhUJEM

The Periodic Table of Yahoo

Iodine/Atomic Number 53/Metal

Iodine. Commonly found in table salt, a necessary metal for human’s health. Iodine is a bluish/gray metal, but in the gaseous form, it turns a shade of pink/purple. Iodine has Yahoo imbedded in it. The name was literally chosen because the scientists who discovered it saw a purple gas and named it after the gas.

Iodine is able to dissolve in water, although it is very difficult. It takes a lot of heated water and very little Iodine in order for it to dissolve. In a similar way, the interns represent Iodine and Yahoo is the water. We stand out, we no longer blend in. We finally understand some inside jokes and we understand the jargon. Even with a lot of water (employees), we still stand out and it takes a lot of Yahoos for us to blend in.

Iodine is a diatomic atom, meaning it is always bonded to another Iodine atom. The bond length between two Iodine atoms is the longest bond length naturally found. As interns, we are bonded to our mentor, but we have started to get further apart from them and become more independent. They have taught us so much and we are now reaching out to other AOSs and becoming more integrated into the team.

Week 8 and it’s been nothing but great.

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