More like Q is SOL

Today I started preparing my resume and preparing myself for a move, as I think other than Sm, no one is safe. I am wondering if I should rent out my house or sell it. My house is in carmel Valley and my mortgage plus tax is 4.5k? No way I will find... — read more 

Its very unlikely that Samsung will return to using snapdragon or Q's LTE modem. The best thing that could happen is if one or more of the other Chinese players dethrones samsung, the way Samsung dethroned htc..

One scenario is that QCOM works like heck to get the 820 out, and does, but by that time, Samsung has also made progress on their chip and its good enough for their purposes, so there is little reason to move, esp considering their cost savings. They... — read more 

Who's the best CEO of all times?? Steve Jobs/Jeff Bezos/Mark Zuckerberg

Just make managers responsible for ensuring that their groups are putting in the hours they are charging. No more WFH, being paid for working out in the Gym, being paid for "Feel Good" events etc. since hours and resources now need to be well... — read more 

Arthur Anderson, Enron, Lehman Brothers.......shit surely tastes different when it hits home...QC is not the only company producing great stuff and SD by far is not the only place to live in this country...executive incompetence is rampant all over... — read more 

This is what fuQed Q: performance rating based on standards not tying to reward real performers well. I used to work hard the first years, then going through this fuQing process, and the 15% promo pool, I just lost interest and now I don't give a... — read more 

One news I heard from HQ that the management level in CE team in Taiwan and Korean team will re-org. It's confirmed by one VP.

Half-senile board giving Paul a retention package, as if Irwin's son is going to up and leave and go work for Broadcom. Franklin's ranting on investments mailing list Busting my ass at work, only to get a 3, cause "we normally give out a 3, then 3... — read more 

4:20 it's time for a smoke break. smile at your brothers and sisters who are in the same boat. put that headphone on get that good beats going on and I'm going to code.

Even if you survive this one, the story doesn't end. Intel will certainly do another round of lay-off once the deal is done. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/24/us-qualcomm-split-intel-idUSKCN0PX2GT20150724?feedType=RSS&feedName=innovationNews — read more 

.....and then Paul got up and basically told everyone to stop whining. I believe he even referred to what was happening as a "bummer". Not for someone who drove home in his Ferrari last night.

It's about time you people get your asses handed to you after overcharging all those OEM suppliers over the years. Don't let the door hit you too hard on your ass in the way out! Deserve all you get!!

Increasing the mix of resources in LOW COST regions. There is a thing called corporate social responsibility. Ungrateful fxxxers.

It is painful to see all these milking, even those H1Bs. "Shortage of US engineers, my a$$!"

Duane A. Nelles Title: Independent Director Memberships: American Assets, Inc., American Assets Trust, Inc., QUALCOMM, Inc.

Brent Scowcroft Title: Independent Director Memberships: QUALCOMM, Inc., Center for Strategic & International Studies, Inc., International Republican Institute

Marc Irwin Stern Title: Independent Director Memberships: The TCW Group, Inc., California Institute of Technology, Dickinson College, Los Angeles Opera Co., Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County, QUALCOMM, Inc., TCW Asset Management Co.

Raymond V. Dittamore Title: Independent Director Memberships: QUALCOMM, Inc., CONNECT

Jonathan J. Rubinstein Title: Independent Director Memberships: Amazon.com, Inc., QUALCOMM, Inc.

Clark T. Randt Title: Independent Director Memberships: Valmont Industries, Inc., The UPS Store, QUALCOMM, Inc., Yale-NUS College, United Parcel Service, Inc.

Barbara T. Alexander Stiles Title: Independent Director Memberships: QUALCOMM, Inc., Choice Hotels International, Inc., Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG

Francisco Ros Title: Independent Director Memberships: QUALCOMM, Inc., Elephant Talk Communications Corp., Protección On-Line SL

Thomas W. Horton Title: Independent Director Memberships: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., QUALCOMM, Inc., Baylor Health Care System Foundation, Catholic Foundation, US Airways, Inc., SMU-Cox School of Business, Oneworld Airline Alliance

Susan J. Hockfield Title: Independent Director Memberships: General Electric Co., Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., QUALCOMM, Inc., World Economic Forum, The National Geographic Society, Inc., Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc., WGBH Educational... — read more