Apple processor coming even better than before. Samsung modem improved and very close to QC Quality. Mediatek stronger every day. Intel coming with 5G chipset faster and with higher quality. What is left for QC? Dishwashers with IoT? Earing aids with... — read more
Qualcomm CES 2013
https://youtu.be/v7qTHbOEiDY Nostalgia ....
Streamlining is the New Organizational Efficiencies Buzzword!
BCG keeps cooking up these energetic, glossy-sounding things we should all look forward to. Best of luck to my fellow rest-and-vesters!
How will Korean fine impact bonuses and stock in 2017?
Should we expect the Q to extract all $900m from the compensation pool in 2017/2018?
attrition will be more than 35% from January.
currently its 24%. with ruling from korea, layoffs, no stock price increase, less salary compared to market ratio..more people leaving qcom.
Happy Q Year 2017
Let's make it great!
Thanks to all engineers who work like dogs this 2016 without you we (management) won't be enjoying the high bonus and RSU!!
Please don't let these postings to lower your energy and commitment with QC we depend on you days, nights and weekends, we enjoy our lifes while your stay at the offfice for 12-14 hrs daily, please keep doing that so we can continue buying real... — read more
again? qualcomm fined $853m
now by the South Korea government. Will 2017 still be a bumpy road?
which company is better Qualcomm or Broadcom?
any opinions?
New info coming from senior management, due to many rumors and information received by ER, investigations will start on 2017
An external third party company will perform audits to identify contribuidors / not contribuitors and reduce the headcount, directors & principals will be on first round, managers second, senior staff next and so on, if you are one of those paper... — read more
Is there any team doing new work? most of teams I talk to, in AQ,AX,AV are doing same stuff over and over again.Its mostly copy paste work.
where is learning ? What is motivation for young blood who want to learn.
Quite a lot of small companies in san Diego
I Was really upset with the way my management was treating me. I always work in the lab but the folks who get recognition are the ones who steal my data and present it to the management. So I started looking around. There are quite a few companies... — read more
One more year passed already, same crap still at QC, growing number of Principal and director without adding any value
I am giving up on providing feedback for a change in QC, everyone see the same thing across the whole organization, engineers are getting Lay off and these guys keep going up, does no make sense.....I am really looking for a complete failure and... — read more
Bonus and RSUs this season
Hi all, Happy holidays!! How are your bonus/rsu this review cycle? Mine: Engineer, 2k bonus, 100 rsu, rise 3%
Please expose your management here, no names only facts please.
My group: Sr. director never used assigned laptop instead only IPhone, no clues about the process or what the team does, VP only cares about his hour at gym and appearance, director schedule fake meetings at N to go home at 3:00 pm, other director... — read more
WELCOME to the end of a great company Please call Erwin to try to recover what ever is left
Prepare for the end, I have seen it before and this happen believe me, start looking for a good company which believe and support their employees. Start new year with new spirit in a new company!!
Method to ruin a QC division in a year
Hire an unexperienced VP who only cares about his gym schedule and appareance, hire a senior Director who does it have a clue about the department, keep multiple directors and principal engineers with no contributions, keep hiring engineers with no... — read more
Why would any one want to work at Qcom
Only because if you don't someone else will. For folks who have been here since long time they have already made their money. For new comers this is a sh## hole. Very few learning opportunities. Lower pay compared to other companies. Benefits are not... — read more
People started being called at managers office, today the massacre started
Make sure to collect all evidence for a class action, emails, conversations etc will help.
Senior system engineer QCT salary
Hi folks, I wonder how much should I ask for my base salary as a senior system engineer? I have ms and phd degrees from North America. Besides, I have two years of relevant research experience in a university setting. What would be the range I should... — read more
Qualcomm and NXP deal likely to be collapsed, we will know by March/April.
95% will not go through.
Need an advice, I brought 3 engineers from Broadcom to my team, the problem issues continue even with these buddies, HR looking....
Any advice about how to or who to blame for my team? I told the VP I will bring good and smart people instead I brought people who used to work with me but they are not shining...
QC is #1 again - new Server processor WRONG based in ARM
Good luck with another PJ failure
The Happiest Companies To Work For In 2017
https://www.google.com/amp/www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2016/12/02/the-happiest-companies-to-work-for-in-2017/ "Qualcomm has made the cut for seven years in a row "
2016 Bachelor's Degree Starting Compensation
New Graduates, 2016, Bachelors Degree | Company | Annual Base Salary | Annual Stock/Stipend | Signing Bonus | First Year Total Comp w/out Bonus | First Year Total Comp with Bonus |... — read more
Does anyone know on which date or after which meeting management will be announcing layoffs?
or there will be all under the table one? Any idea about Apps team in AX-AY-AQ?
I work as a Tech at W, I have seen many engineers with many years of experience and they cannot even use Excel................
Besides that they can even think out the box, unable to communicate, cannot analyze, unable to make decisions, 0 wireless knowledge. I wonder how do they got hired? Who hired these people? This probably means the manager and directors are even worse... — read more
Who is staying at QC? A) Mafia members? B) not experienced engineers? C) Rejects from companies such Kyocera? D) lazy people with no future?
Place the teams by option, example: C) QCT quality