Is this going to be an interesting year as it relates to Qualcomm layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Have been increasingly challenging to find drinking water in my department after they took off the water machines and replaced it with empty water dispensers. Where are we going?

Lots of headwinds in front of us with the ARM lawsuit, shrinking Apple Share, potential Intel acquisition, and the inevitable layoffs. How will this impact AR24 reviews, raises, and RSU? Will they help reward us for putting up with the work load and... — read more 

It seems like Qualcomm is actually targeting its best employees instead of the low performers. The management is penalizing those who are well-paid despite knowing they're the most skilled ones in the company. It’s baffling to see such a disconnect... — read more 

Q employees are like christmas lights: They hang out together, but every other light doesn't work, and the rest aren't very bright.

I've been hearing some pretty wild horror stories about the job market for those of us over fifty. I’m truly hoping they’re just exaggerated tales. With my current situation, I might need to dive into job hunting by the end of the week. Should I be... — read more 

One more All hands ? And one more layoff announcement?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-23/arm-to-cancel-qualcomm-chip-design-license-in-escalation-of-feud

Any ideas how they’re tracking? 4 days required, but do they care how many hours are being spent onsite?

While working at Qcom, a married man in a management position attempted to use others, including HR, to initiate a more personal relationship with me. I was informally encouraged to reach out to him and share details about my personal life. He often... — read more 

After seeing this post, can confirm that more layoffs are inevitable for more partying https://x.com/cristianoamon/status/1848204446683066580/photo/1

QIPL CE Team Leads just know how to share report at the end of the month. They understand that total work done is defined by length of the report. & when it comes to RF people... especially their leads are horrible to work with but are over protected... — read more 

Exact date will be known by end this month.

What’s the latest chatter? I’ve heard a mix of rumors over the past few days, some true, others not. If anyone in the upper levels has any inside knowledge about what's going to happen, it’d be helpful to give us a heads up. After all, this is all... — read more 

My team hired an staff engineer during this lay off. This staff engineer has been a program manager for 10 years for another group and was laid off during this round.

People get promoted amid the layoffs ?

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-largest-engineering-centre-for-qualcomm-globally/amp_articleshow/114160813.cms Innovation is lost in the clouds.

Qualcomm might want to consider launching a weight loss program as its next big project—I’ve unintentionally proven its effectiveness! I was burdened with so much work that my teammates had plenty of free time to offer unsolicited "advice" or mock... — read more 

Why would I care about what will happen with QC? They have demonstrated many times over that they don’t care about any of us and see us as disposable goods. Why then still go on and talk as if our opinions matter or as if we are some intricate... — read more 

I just hope I can survive next layout so that I can pay my bill and Vest my RSU. What company priorities? Who care about long term planning when your job is constantly on the chopping board.

enough said...

We all know that the next round of layoffs is already in the works, so now’s the perfect time to dust off your resume and start applying. Trust me, it’s much better to be proactive in your job search before you find yourself on the receiving end of... — read more 

To date, more than 136,000 tech workers have been laid off by 422 companies in 2024. amazon: could cut 14,000 managerial role samsung: 30% global job cut qualcomm january ???

Plenty of openings out there

Hey guys I’m an ex Qualcomm employee thinking to rejoin. To all the people I know I reached out and also applied online. Got zero interview. Is there hiring freeze on all teams?

What #sh-t is going on? With so many repeat emails about rentals I wonder what happened to sd market?

principal mgr here AR rewards not good if you don't already know merit is 3% or so, bonus and rsu not much diff than last year Bigger prob is Jan layoffs are coming and will be much bigger than what we just saw. Confirmed at VP levels they are... — read more 

I am in a team that does some AI, but AI is not our main focus. I have been with team little bit 2 years, and wanted to switch to AI. Anyone can share/tell me which team is better if I want to career in AI? I know Q has AI research; Any insight on... — read more 

"I suspect this trend is irreversible". https://futurism.com/the-byte/berkeley-professor-grads-job-market

Q should just go the AMZN way. Fire bottom 5% every year. Company saves severance $$. Employees are happy as there's no uncertainty and no time to whine. Win-win.

I'm almost hoping to be laid off. I don't want to work at a place where disagreeing with management can get you fired. And heaven forbid you try to introduce new ideas. To say change isn’t welcome is an understatement. They prefer employees who just... — read more 

The way things are going, the tech job market will be a sh-tshow by the end of year. I intend to spend the next three months looking for another job. At least I will not be panicking all the way till December that I will end up jobless. I’m hoping I... — read more 

Hiring and firing (or laying off, to be more precise) are just part of the game. Think of it like a conveyor belt - new, lower-cost employees come in on one end, and on the other, experienced, higher-cost folks are moved out. That's just how things... — read more 

The whole Intel talk has me worried.

Qualcomm Proposes Intel Acquisition While Planning Hundreds of Layoffs Under “Diversification... — read more 

Not only a rumor anymore. It seems Q is going for the whole package. Thoughts?

And I’m terrified. I wanted to leave QCOM f, but now I’m rethinking it. Which also puts fear of being laid off squarely back into the picture.

Just heard more layoffs in Dec.

Buckle up guys. More to come in Dec and first quarter of next year. If intel thing happens then massive lay offs Good luck to all.