It can't be any fun fielding press queries about layoffs, reorgs, and hostile takeover three times a day. Add to Yahoo PR woes: Bitchy coworkers. Last night, a tipster sent us an account of a few "chatty Cathys" from Yahoo PR who, after a few drinks, were only too pleased tell anyone who would listen that "heads on the PR team need to roll." Yes, they named names — including the hapless Brad Williams, the target of an accusation in August that he was sleeping on the job at the company's annual meeting, a charge Williams strenuously denied.

A few Yahoos felt pretty strongly that "as a starting point" heads on the PR team need to roll: Jill "lightweight" Nash, Bradford "asleep on the job dude" Williams and [someone they called] "the ninny." They've been text book amateur hour and according to these Chatty Cathys. [They] don't understand their businesses. These same unhappy employees also let slip [that[ these flacks are not well-liked or trusted by quite a few people, including senior management. Word is they had fine people who were well-liked, smart and getting the job done in Jan/Feb then were reoganized out to a business unit. Oh right. C players surround themselves with idiots to look good. Maybe Bain can show Yahoo what to do with A players. With this kind of leadership (not), it's no surprise that good people like Kiersten Hollars continue to depart (congrats Digg).