Guys lets form a group to see what choices do we have and what else we can do. I would like to get all people that received the layoff package and work on something.

Just curious.

Hey all u jokers whining bout the H1Bs... A huge influx of H1Bs are expected into the SD job market ... They will take the s/w, business, marketing, finance and all other jobs available.. Obviously hiring managers will prefer them when they apply die... — read more 

I hear that H1bs are not inexpensive but rather they earn more than the citizens. Is it true? There is some clause in H1B application filing that the wage given to the engineer has to be more than the prevailing wage for the job. That means if... — read more 

Talk to a lawyer....That's why I think you'll end up getting PIPed versus just a straight lay off. the PIP is to justify keeping the H1-B instead of you.

areas of innovation they would have told jana to f*** off it was their company and bought them out . As we can all see they did not do that. the conclusion is obvious

Qualcomm employees publishing their sentiments around H1Bs is a good thing. It's better to know how the majority of people in QCOM feels towards one another instead of living in a naive world of ... I made it! I conquered the American dream. I am... — read more 

Hire 1 laidoff engineer, get one free!

I understand that you might be reducing the workforce at the Q. We want to make sure that there our underrepresented kind are not cut. Otherwise, we will have issues with that.

We've filled 20 positions in the course of 3 weeks. So unfortunately we are no longer looking for candidates. We did pick up 3 Qcommers. You snooze, you lose.

I hope you jobless folks already have a sizable cash reserve. Looks like the wheels of the financial markets are starting to come off, and it looks like it's going to be a bear market for the next few months..... Ouch...

Yawn...Instead of going to the beach this morning, I think I'm going to sleep in until 10:30.... Such is a rough life working in my group...

Let's all "Bust a Move" and do some great things this week.

I am expecting to get GC in 2 year.Currently I may be safe now but wondering how things possibly play down and its worth taking risk or bail out now and restart GC with new employer( I have a offer from consulting company,not very good $,but... — read more 

Does anyone have any idea about this status? I just heard that CE VP SR gets fired; how about the CE director in Taiwan?

http://www.zillow.com/university-city-san-diego-ca/home-values/

lot of outdoor activities mild winter, cheaper homes, low cost of living. send resume dircectly to HR, dont look for Ad

OMG so much hatered . I had respect for whites .My middle east friends use to ask why you appreciate whites so much. But it seems I have to change my opinion. Answer one logic question. USA want to sell their phones/ chips for that matter any other... — read more 

Job search assistance....... It's good deal many people asking their manager to give this deal ...

I see appropriate, as the process was presented as bottom-up and really thought through already, that for each major group the SrVP/VP would organize ASAP an all-hands for their groups to show 1) he doen't know anything else than what was already... — read more 

I believe QC conspires against employees they want to get rid of for any BS reason. It has been done to me and others I know personally. There are two methods they use. One to get rid of managers (like Directors). One to get rid of worker bees. If... — read more 

That's what people are telling me in the know. That Apple had negotiated a deal with Q that there is virtually no royalty payments, only modem sales cost. If so, the more Apple takes marketshare away from android, the worse things get.

So that they can sell their home before price go-down.

This topic hasn't been discussed here yet. The changes in insurance will mean 4-5k less total compensation for all of us already. Now with the RSU cuts that are coming to save 300million a year, total compensation will be cut by 5-30+k depending on... — read more 

You will get laid off before Nov 20. Not only will you loose the last 1 year of vesting, but you will also loose all your other unvested RSUs in the 3 year pipeline. $300 Mil saved, cashing! Some creative accounting, I must admit.

when the criteria is to give 3, 3, 3.5, 3.5, 4, 4 and 4.5 and then go back to 3 after promotion? of course with slight variation based on the position (lower position get promoted fast and have accelerated rating), personal preference/grudge... — read more 

SM, PJ, and the rest of the board just gave themselves $100 million in stock grants this January. You can't tell me that they didn't see this coming. They didn't see the problems with the Crapdragon 810, the risks with Samsung, and the fact that... — read more 

this was on the table months ago

So we have minority shareholders JANA pushing for QCOM split, which will definitely mark the beginning of the end. The executives bend over backwards to appease JANA with layoffs + share buybacks + having executives handpicked by JANA sit on the... — read more 

this is how one should conduct themselves during the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iiOEQOtBlQ