I might not get a patent from the Q but they would be great ideas I could use at my next startup. Privilege of being a senior person at the QQ with a bunch of grunts having to do my work.

The layoff #s fell short of target by 5%. BCG is still looking into more areas to cut costs. Next round is speculated to be around 5-10% cut of total workforce. You have been warned.

I will rest and vest while you newer minions do the real hard work in QCT and get RIFed if the company has a slow down. Not my problem and not my concern. Too damn bad for you. Its like this in every industry. In Legal, partners make $$$$$ while... — read more 

Still think the world is ending? LOL

Finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=QCOM+Insider+Transactions They start selling since March!!!

The world needs ditch diggers too.

I really love waking up and watching shorters get their ass kicked...Looks like they'll be renting a lot longer. ha

https://hbr.org/2015/11/the-best-performing-ceos-in-the-world?utm_campaign=Socialflow&utm_source=Socialflow&utm_medium=Tweet

Any loopholes on rewarding Sr staffers and non engineers?

I bet the head of IT security was mad that he talked about Ashley Madison. He knew that made him look even stupider to to his own employees. Should we have someone of such low character and integrity in that position? Or someone that dumb? He keeps... — read more 

Obese people are statistically significantly less efficient and work slower than others.

Good that we got rid of useless workers like those in IT, so we can focus on core business. It's about time. Welcome to 2015, where every company is ditching their own in house IT....

Hillary C visited the home of Irwin Jacobs in August 2014, a month before the big layoffs, and Obama paid a visit in May 2014. The Jacobs family are big supporters of Democrats, the party that is allegedly for the common man. The Democrats have lost... — read more 

Republican's plan to reduce taxes on the executives making more than $10M won't sell any more phones. They are rich and won't buy more phones. Minimum wage increase will give millions enough to buy a new phone. Bernie's plan to refinance student... — read more 

Women engineer: protected minority. Also, having aChinese engineer/manager: good PR for Qualcomm when it requires business development with its #1customer. China. The rest of you are fcked.

Me a director won't come to work at least 2 weeks before Nov20. I am scared of those lay-offers who may do anything if no jobs before the D-Day.

remember the stated goal is 15% but these layoffs did not come close to that number. Expect there to be more to reach just the STATED goal of 15% more likely 20% over 2016.

remember the stated goal is 15% but these layoffs did not come close to that number. Expect there to be more to reach just the STATED goal of 15% more likely 20% over 2016.

Not only is SM calling all Sr Staff and higher engineers not worthy of receiving merit but he says only special groups will get this. What kind of POS company discriminates like this? At least do it in private and not make it a company wide email... — read more 

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Any takers on a bet? Q4 revenue will be significantly lower. I will wager 1 ice cold can of coke from the break area.

After CEO sends out email, MS sends out the exact same email. So much for creativity and be able to think on your own. Someone please pay me millions to be a clone. I also know how to dust and do windows really well.

CEO says 2016 will be a transition year. That means more layoffs, cost cutting and only giving raises to the janitors in order to maintain the high levels of cleanliness required in the exec wash room.

Unless you are a low level engineer or manager, no raises this time and shift to anual raises means no raises, if at all till next year. IF you don't get leg go for executive incompetence by then. That is two years of nothing working for these... — read more 

Been a long time coming. What else is in store for all the non-core businesses? Is QLife dead already?

I don't really know why people still working OT on weekend at W even though there is nothing for them to do!!! When is HR will be checking on this? VP, Directors, managers don't care I guess but they know is just a free money for some. no wonder QCT... — read more 

That will be laidoff sooner before older folks like me would even get touched in corp r and d. I am a much better ass kisser and have been doing it a lot longer.

...posting about how horrible a job loss is on ones finances. Really? Do people really manage their money this badly?

Lots of sun, surfing, beach. And the water is only 10 minutes from home. Work is work.

I have a lot of old timer friends from the Q. And none of the older timers that I know were impacted by this layoff. Also, I don't know many people in corporate R&D that were impacted, older timer or newer guy.

is the corp jet ready ?

Or violence?

I figure the bonus pot went to purchase their 5th corporate jet at Palomar Airport.