Will the director try to save resources. Or will he try to save company money?
The Fat has been cut..
The Fat has been cut and the Muscle is left behind! I think Qualcomms future looks great! Especially that we get to hire better engineers now!
Dangerous qc! It will get worse and worse!
感覺是大老闆們在保護自己，把小兵們砍了
I am too depressed...
haven't told my finance about my employment situation yet.. planned to get married maybe within the next few months.. so many uncertainties ahead.. sighhhhh
My Office being closed, they will propose ios to San Diego... Should i leave qcom or should I go? My outlook on the company and there is always
The risk that I move there and I get chopped off in one year or so after the company splits..
Notice last day is Mar 31. What would you do for the job hunting? only 4 and half year service in Q. Thank you!
My notice said that if I resign before Mar 31, no severance package would be paid. After tax total package is around 20K, not that much, but still not a small amount of money. Is it too early to start job hunting right now or it's better to wait... — read more
Stay tuned to add warn site for layoff numbers
http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/Layoff_Services_WARN.htm
Slaughter VPs and Sr. Directors by 60%
Most of them are useless and built their empires. Not sure without slaughtering these fat cats, Qualcomm can recover. They will continue to suck up bonuses and RSUs causing good employees to leave. Qualcomm wake up. Make the RIF impactful. We also... — read more
To all your Qualcomm Tigers who were let go ...
Take inspiration from Jack Ma. He was rejected by Harvard 10 times. He was the only guy among 24 not to be offered a job at KFC. http://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/rejected-by-harvard-rejected-by-kfc-now-one-of-the-worlds-richest-1218201 . Dont wait for a... — read more
It's a bloodbath. Already know of many seasoned high-quality people axed.
They're taking no prisoners. I was with the Q for almost 10 years with excellent performance reviews and was handed walking papers yesterday. This company used to be the cream of the crop but is now managed by incompetent people that take huge... — read more
i know there are cuts on bonuses and all, but will those be larger or lesser than the last tiny one?
Any volunteers that didn't get on the list?
Did anyone volunteer themselves to get on the list but didn't get approved? If so - did HR give you any reasoning as to why you didn't get on the list?
Update on IT, infra and support teams?
I haven't got any update about my IT department yet. people are so scared or either ignored wind.
Too late to ask for the package?
Is it too late to ask for the package next week?
Welcome to apply software engineer position at Whova, San Diego
Dear Qualcomm engineers, We are your neighbor, we are also located in sorrento valley. You may take a look at job opportunity at Whova, just one block away from QualComm building: Whova is an event and networking app that has supported many events... — read more
Qualstars cost the company nothing and are a great way to make u feel apreciated so the VPS can pocket real money in the bank!
A qualstars means nothing. No one gives a f*** in the real world. You won't get meaningful raises or career growth at QCOM so be free! On to bigger and better things. How many qualstars do you have? 10? Good for you; your directors just got a nice... — read more
It was a sad day! It was gut wrenching day
As I walked along the corridors, the usual smiling exchanges were not visible. I asked "how is it going"? Answer was always "Not a good day". They conveyed news to some of their people. Some people were shocked that they were in the list. Some least... — read more
Tsunami warning
As if the layoff news wasn't much to think about, Tsunami warning in so cal beach cities. Stay safe in Carmel Valley, Delmar, oceanside etc.
Anyone work with or under Murthy at Skyworks/Conexant?
Came from Conexant after wasting a lot of money trying to deliver a chipset solution to Samsung a decade ago. How was he over there?
I would not appreciate what Qualcomm did today but I really appreciate they have handled the whole situation.
Some of the strategies they used 1) Spreading/diffusing the tension by padding two months, both sides, for this day. 2) Controlled/Restricting the information flow 3) Effected employee intimation by directors. Lets hope similar intelligent strategies... — read more
MST/Modem SW hit??
How bad was MST hit? lot of losers there in the top ..did any of them go? Same with modem SW. The two females VP are a joke. Did they go?
Companies that do not tolerate executive incompetence that Qualcomm does
1) Amazon - absolutely not 2) Apple - absolutely not 3) Tesla and SpaceX - absolutely not 4) Google - not from top rung executives, couple of levels below possible 5) Microsoft - cleaning house big time after the Ballmer years that resembled what... — read more
What about marketing people?
Did the geniuses behind Why Wait# get the axe? If not, Why Not#
Why is Ziad M still employed?
The fer lost his org and got some smaller org in Austin, then fired a bunch of people. what the f has he done other than screw up? time for the f***ing muslim to go back to the middle east
How many HW and SW RF engineers got affected?
RFSW has more than 150 people just in San Diego. RFIC, systems and RF reference design hardware has more than 300 across different functions. This group must have got hit with the mobile phone slowdown