6% of workforce, mostly in phone division. Why are qc employees in such denial? Everybody I ask about sudden vp departures weeks before investors are promised an update on comprehensive cost reductions thinks it's totally normal.

JANA Problems Uh Huh… It’s Stevey M…. I got one more problem with JANA, boyz…. Aye…. (One less, one less problem)… Hey employees, even though I hate JANA….. I wanna love JANA (I want more RSUs)…. And even though I can’t manage ya…. I really want to... — read more 

Was doing some quick math. So the BOD's vote to keep compensation packages competitive so the C's don't leave us. (like PJ is going to go to mediatek) At 117m between the two of them, they each make in one day more than a SR director MAKES ALL YEAR!... — read more 

Now people outside of Q know SM and his team are mismanaging Q.. http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/qualcomm-inc-qcoms-ceo-sad-admission-359503/

Ouch... Looks like China's headed toward a recession... Not good for business... http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^hsi http://finance.yahoo.com/news/asian-shares-retreat-greece-china-003203939.html

Hey all you fudge packing sausage loving Queercoms. Lets get together and drink martinis and see who can be the gheyest of the ghey. I am new to Bay Area and need suggestions on where to host this awesome event.

It's very obvious that Indians take over most American tech companies and bring in their own countrymen. It's happened everywhere from software companies to semi-conductor ones. Why is it that it's becoming "taboo" when people mention "Indians only... — read more 

ouch. Glad my put options kicked in at $65/share

Just counted them today, in a remote office (not SD nor USA), we have nearly one lead every 6 people.. and I mean leads, not just line managers... this means one in 6 who just sends status updates..

We need lots of people wearing it at the next all hands. Any suggestions for designs or slogans? @songwriter boy, can you help here? Let's all be creative and try to design this at work, on the Qualcomm board's time. After all, if you think you're... — read more 

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/jul/06/Qualcomm-MediaTek-Samsung-Galaxy-smartphone/ Qualcomm 70%, MediaTek 10%, Samsung-third place.

That means tier 1 phone makers (with the exception of apple) are struggling and higher end phones are reaching saturation....That also means the only place to go is low end, low cost "good enough phones"... Not good... — read more 

Just curious, how many concerned engineers reading this message board are thinking to start their own thing rather than looking for another safe job at a big corp, that will lead in 8 years (2000, 2008, now, 2024...) to the same outcome? With your... — read more 

Check out http://whoishiring.it/#!/search/usa/45.2249321/-127.21976074999998/3 As you can see, Bay Area is where its at. SD, is sucking (2 listings vs > 150 for bay area), as if you guys didn't realize that. But at least some concrete data here... — read more 

It is only a couple days away. Get a head start and ask for the plastic crates now to begin boxing up your office. With this many folks saying bye-bye, there will be a shortage of the boxes so might as well jump the gun. Contact QREF today!!! Ed... — read more 

So far. Not many companies have stepped up (yet)....I wish more of you would say the same thing...Maybe enough people said the same thing, more companies would actually step up.... Hi (Recruiter Name deleted), I really appreciate you reaching out to... — read more 

This land is my land, it's no longer your land.... I bought your house in, a foreclosure auction.... If your RSU did not freefall, you'd still be well off.... This land belongs to people like me.... You went to Walmart, and used your HELOC... You... — read more 

looks like JANA will need 5000+ more people to layoff...And SM and Board will oblige!

...our ancestors fought for our freedom from the Indians who owned the land. Keep up the good fight and everything will be fine on July 22

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV8i4efrEh4 Instead of overheating in 5 seconds, it overheats in 20 seconds. A 300% improvement! LOL. Anyone who's ever worked for or with Sony knows that they follow spec sheets religiously. Heck, they even catch... — read more 

1) China crackdown on IP-rich american companies 2) China Proletariat turned FOMO lured margin fueled day trader (effects of ongoing crash) 3) Grexit and/or Angie Merkel 4) Gubment, Patent Reform, Obamacare 5) Unethical Blogs which disparaged S810... — read more 

Why did Qualcomm hire so many engineers without harder scrutiny and questioning the managers if they really need it, who were in the race of increasing their empire without thinking about the company? Why was there in first place motivation for these... — read more 

The Q has your back, now and in the future.

When my kids grow up. I will do everything in my power to convince them pursue being a doctor, lawyer, or stay in academia and become a professor with tenure...anything but being a w2 engineer employed by some corporation. Same amount of education yo... — read more 

Sorry, never experienced a layoff before so curious to know how these layoffs are executed and how WARN notices are given.

Ever since these guys took over the company direction, strategy, profitability, stock price, market credibility, employee morale are all gutted. A massive buyback was engineered leading to gross loss of market cap bigger than the buyback!! The CFO... — read more 

Corporations are people. They are cute as babies then grow up to be psychopaths. Everyone in Qualcomm has been walking around and saying it is not Erwin’s company anymore for years now. The culture at Qualcomm is hire as many H1Bs as you can, move as... — read more 

most of the really talented designers have long left the Q and went to Apple. And what we got now working on the crapdragon are a bunch of mediocre folks from overseas... Discuss.

Susan, how did you manage to push the WhyWait ad campaign through for funding? How did you game the PMO for approval? On my PLRB slides, i always show a path to revenue, but somehow people don't have the confidence to give approval for my product or... — read more 

back to work people, have a good weekend

My buddies over at a competitor in SD just sent me this email..... Hey it's bad everywhere in this industry. Look what just happened at my employer. Total assholes. Looks like while temp employees gain sick pay due to the law changes, pretty much... — read more 

Can't believe the marketing genius decided this was the best they could come up with while the company sinks.

Second, what is your level of concern for making ends meet for 6mo to 1yr with one income lost, on a scale from 1 to 10 (not concerned at all to extremely concerned)?