Thread regarding Qualcomm Inc. layoffs

Okay, I will not sugar coat it.

I am in my early 60's and was laid off and am okay with it. QC was the longest job I have had in my entire lifetime, before I got my degree and after, almost 15 years ago.

In the last 4 or 5 years I have been doing essential but ultimately pointless support work because QC didn't value this skill set. It was always "What have you done to get promoted?" when I clearly told my manager that I didn't want to get promoted I just wanted to work toward retirement.

Everyone eventually gets to this point in their career, every single one, it is inevitable. The problem with QC is that they don't recognize this reality. I am perfectly okay with being laid off, I am not okay with the enthusiastic young people I worked with who were laid off at the beginning of their careers with me.

@ive: Bay Area is not a guarantee of finding another job within weeks. Age can make the search significantly longer (especially those who are 60+). Many folks close to this bracket may be forced to retire. FYI - I worked most of my career in the Bay Area, I'm now retired.

I will never ever take an RTO job. WFH all the way.

@txu: Agree with you. SD is risky. In Bay Area, quality of life is bad in some respects and good in others. In Bay Area, you are almost guaranteed to find another job within weeks. SD was good during pandemic when $450k -$600k packages were available for anyone with even average skills. But those companies are not hiring anymore in SD, at least not as 2021-22. Many ppl I know are thinking of returning as WFH is not safe anymore anywhere.

@jdt yes, but not due to QC. The big recession next year will bring home prices down across the country not just in SD.

Do you think it'll impact SD housing?

No bad days in San Diego, except when being laid off from Q

Risky to have a tech job in San Diego

San Diego isn’t definitely a big tech hub

Another gaslighter.

For the ones who have skills and willing to relocate, there seems to be a lot of opportunities