Pick about 20 Q engineers. Ask each one "do you have any relatives working at Q" Chances are atleast 30% of them will say my wife, husband, father, father in law, brother, sister, cousin" works were. Amazing number of couples working here. If you ask... — read more 

Layoff is not that bad. I experienced three times before, and each time ended up with a better company/job/salary. Enjoy your life with your family. No hatred on each other.

For those who like to write code why would you stick on with QCT (not r&d) - when all there is to do is port from one chip to another, triage the same issues on every chip, and next to no chance of writing new code?

Is no one else concerned about this? http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/07/21/major-quake-on-hayward-fault-expected-any-day-now-fremont-earthquake/ It is not going to look good when your 1 million dollar shack is reduced to rubble

As a long time q engineer (>10 years), I started thinking of qualcomm as the only company that does real work and solves tough problems. I used to look down upon broadcom for example, as if the company was somehow inferior. Similar feelings about... — read more 

How do these people sleep at night knowing they are destroying people's lives while raking in 8-figure compensation? I cringed a bit when PJ said it was a "bummer" to go through with the layoffs. Kinda reminded me of this:... — read more 

Have you ever get a 3rd party feedback request from your Sr. Dir. or VP? No. They protect each other. They promote each other. Anyone that has approached HR either in an exit interview, personal issue or transition knows they are not on your side... — read more 

For more than 35 years, Luth Research has been advancing next generation consumer intelligence with innovative market research approaches. From survey research to digital tracking, as well as traditional focus group and call center services, our... — read more 

mistakes they have made. The negative rage and hatred will get us nowhere . There are no givens in life and I am grateful and focus on what i have at this moment not what i might lose . Be thankful everyone and hope for the best personal outcome !

ABOUT 99% OF THE LIST ARE ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS AND SOME HR, RECEPTIONISTS AND ONLY A FEW ENGINEER LEADERS. ALL MANAGERS ARE SAFE. YOU WILL BE CALLED TO HR OFFICE ANY TIME. IT'S OVER PEOPLE. JUST ACCEPT IT AND MOVE ON. START YOUR OWN BUSINESS OR... — read more 

I love it here, if you like to travel, constant change and high impact projects, c-level exposure, solving business problems, come work for us. Labs are cool too, less client exposure though. I would highly recommend it, it's not for everyone but... — read more 

Employees can earn a bonus of up to $4,000 if they refer a woman, underrepresented minority or veteran who is ultimately hired. That's twice the standard bonus.

This is an "opportunity" for HR/ real functional upper management to get rid of the deadwoods in all level of management. They exist in every level. Most are old timers (14 - 15 + years) others lesser years. Once they make it to a specific level... — read more 

Do we earn vacation during the WARN act period? If so and your vacation is near the max you may want to sell some vacation if you are at risk.

http://dailycaller.com/2015/07/29/qualcomm-lays-off-4500-workers-while-demanding-more-h-1bs/

There are tons of other ex-QC people here as well. Hopefully some of them will chime in, but in my opinion, its hands down a far better work environment than QC. Things that are better: company vibe, cafeteria (excellent isn't strong enough word)... — read more 

This is essentially a one-trick pony of a company. It's probably past its prime by at least 5-10 years and has been running on fumes of its past success. Instead of gaining market share and expanding the company's business, it's been doing the... — read more 

Finally, the admin(s) are doing some monitoring and cleaning of the bigots and the really rude people on here. THANK YOU! Now we can get back to talking about rumors, peacefully and professionally.

If you are an old timer, you might have made lot of money.. you should be thankful for a wonderful ride.. if you are newcomer, why complain? layoffs are increasing becoming common. you got through QC interview, you can get through most of other... — read more 

http://www.bidnessetc.com/49004-samsung-cuts-galaxy-s6-prices-to-revive-sagging-sales/ Now this is the latest market dynamic which can only be bad for Qualcomm. It means samsung isn't able to differentiate its "high tier android offerings" from... — read more 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Wy7gRGgeA