It is official now; there are no other US companies in mobile space. Marvell just quit. All companies that got out of mobile saw profit and stock price go up. What options does QC have?
Review cycle?
anyone heard if we are having a review cycle? Will there be bonuses/rsus , no matter how shitty?
Zero Motivation Today
I don't see myself as being productive over the next 60 (or whatever) days. This sucks.
Another round coming in the next few months? My mind says yes.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/17/Qualcomm-layoffs-workers-samsung-cost-cutting/ If San Diego numbers in this layoff were 1300, and assuming numbers elsewhere was around 1000, there seems to be another round of 2300 coming in the... — read more
All layoffs will be cancelled?
everybody are going back to work? why wait?
"Vest it All,Vest it All" (Parody of Taylor Swift: Shake it off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM) Happy Monday...
I never stay too late…. Got nothing in my brain…. That’s what Corporate R& D say…. That’s what we do all day…. I miss too many project dates…. But they don’t make sense anyway… At least that’s what my VPs say… At least that’s what my VPs say… But I... — read more
Voting for Trump is like Voting for Obama
It proves only one thing. How dumb americans really are.
None of my tenants were impacted by the Q layoff.
Of course, all of them are H1-B's senior engineers making around $100k, so I doubt they were the expensive employees to employ.
My prediction... Hillary versus Fiorina
Insane woman that wants to turn the US into a welfare nation versus insance woman that will drive the economy into the ground like she did at HP. Enjoy, America.
Will Markham Site be completely shutdown?
Hello Will the Markham site completely shutdown or just reduced drastically? Anyone from Markham site any insights?
Work at Apple?
Thoughts on the fruit company's future?
I'm a senior engineer who is riftd...the sr staff guy in my team does no work yet stays..can I sue Q for such injustice..why should I suffer ???
Please help ! And suggest some attorneys..
go/transition
How many of you are able to access this? As one of the posts below mentioned.. if you've not been notified yet and ARE able to access this, you're probably on the list for the next round which might start in two months?
You know how when you're not thinking about anything work related some random thought will arrive that looks pretty cool?
Just had that happen at the nexus between handheld and automotive...and I won't say sh&t about it to anyone at QC, rather have it be neglected than make a penny for SM and crew. Save it for my next employer, or just have the satisfaction of thinking... — read more
Consulting Firm: 1 VP/40 Engineers ratio is it considered healthy for tech companies ?
Question on behalf of investors.... BTW, my elementary school teacher had more reports than my VP not to mention a VP with a single report or ZERO reports.
web development
How can you transition from a low level embedded software developer / firmware engineer (~10 years of experience) to web development? Serious responses please. Thanks.
Unbeliavable!
http://news.yahoo.com/video/man-critical-woman-jumps-westchester-005616549.html Moral of the story; be very careful when walking near tall buildings.
Future Plans
The San Diego Business Journal seeks to speak with Qualcomm employees who received layoff notices about their future plans. Will you stay in San Diego or go to Silicon Valley, Austin, Seattle or ... ? Brad Graves / 858-277-6586 / bradg AT sdbj DOTCOM
Is it just me that the "why wait" thingy sounds desperate and inept?
It's like "Why don't you slaves invent something for stupid and greedy me?!"
Top 10 hard hit sites/groups
1) Boulder 2) SD 3) ? ...
The "multitasking" from marketing put Snapdragon into urinals.
It's such a bad omen. Marketing people must be really stupid and ......gay.
"My boss is a VP and he is amazing"
I Hear the voice of a VP single report.
QIPL badly affected too
Believe it or not but it's true. It's everywhere all the locations.
Qualcomm treats its software engineers very VERY poorly. The market is now rejecting its CPU products as a result ...
It's as simple as that. When you treat the software engineers POORLY, don't expect the digital hardware to be around for very long. This was as true 30 years ago as it is today, but there is a huge glass ceiling for software engineers at Qualcomm and... — read more
Discussion at Quora...Interesting thread
https://www.quora.com/Was-it-Qualcomms-fault-that-it-ended-up-as-what-it-is-today
verification of employment letter
I left Qualcomm a couple of months back. Need to get a verification of employment letter to join a power ic semiconductor startup. The letter I suppose would only contain the period of time I worked for Qcom, right? How long does it take to get one?
What do you guys think about stat numbers posted here?
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Employer=Qualcomm_Inc/Salary