http://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/warn/WARNReport-for-7-1-2015-to-08-10-2015.pdf
Qcom VP spotted at start-up !
Saw one of the Qcom VP Engineering having a chat with a Exec team of a start-up in bay area !!
Samsung could use Q chip?
http://phandroid.com/2015/08/10/samsung-galaxy-s7-snapdragon-820/
Q-Old Farts, here's an article about resume tips and interview tips...
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2015/08/08/rsum-and-interview-tips-older-job-hunters/30734903/
Fund managers starting to sell QCOM shares...
UBS Makes Big Tech Stock Changes in Dividend Ruler Portfolio Read more: UBS Adds Texas Instruments, Cuts Qualcomm From Dividend Ruler Stock List (NASDAQ: TXN) (NASDAQ: QCOM) - 24/7 Wall St... — read more
I hope Q stock falls to $50 ish...Wipe that smug little look off of people's faces...
Won't hurt to see a bunch of unemployed people not be able to make their mortgage payments too. Bring on the pain train!
Volunteer for lay offs?
How can I volunteer to get laid off?
Are there some groups at QC which simply give out all 4's and 5's, or are managers forced to give out 3's and below each rating period?
In other words, what's the dynamic range of the scores, really?
IKANOS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces Investigation Of Buyout from Q
Q has just hire about 200 engineers from IKANO. Does this mean that Athero team will not get the GTFO pakage. Anyone?
Anyone worried about privacy can use Tor Browser to access this site!
It masks your IP address completely https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en Happy sharing!!!
Last 60 days
If you're expected to come to work for the 60 days of WARN period, how does Q expect normalcy to prevail when 4000+ disgruntled employees are on the loose in the network and offices, every day, 24/7 access? Isn't that a huge cyber and remaining... — read more
New neighbor just moved in
Doctors....Paid full asking price-$5k for a home....Q engineers being displaced by other professions. Well, so far at least.
Stop sending emails to HR mailing lists about this website, please do not increase our work.
We're already looking into it.
Prediction Market
Is it possible to setup a layoff prediction market using some cryptocurrency? It would be fun to bet on who is getting let go (at the higher levels), and of course a prediction market is supposed to reveal information. Because nobody can keep a... — read more
HR really needs to investigate the validity of recent spring 2015 VP promotions
Not dure if anybody noticed but there has been a relatively larger number of promotion to VP level in the last review period. I have not seen that many in any of the previous review cycles so far. 50% of these have been alleged and highlighted in... — read more
be warned, someone called the FBI
all Q engineers, be warned. someone just called the FBI office. and the FBI called me to tell me to find out who among you guys trash the indians at Q. calling them garbage and trash is not acceptable. please refrain from calling any indians at Q... — read more
More unemployed windows engineers will enter san diego market due to Microsoft layoffs in september. Chk out latest WARN notice.
Many have already been laid off over last year or so. Tough competition out there in sundiego.
Percent of jobs taken by foreign workers since 2007
Here's an interesting article about the increase of U.S. jobs being held by foreign workers...http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jobs-shock-100-of-female-employment-gains-taken-by-foreigners-since-2007/article/2569824
Expert in C/C++
How old is/was the oldest C/C++ coder, individual contributor, non manager, who you have ever worked with? The members of the board of directors can last on the "corporate welfare" in to their 90s, you know.
What are the department wise layoff percent requirement or dollar reduction requirem? And how many total departments are there? Anyone knows....
I hear some dept as high as 80 percent. Maybe just a rumor.
820 to be released next week?
Appreciate your response!
I have reported posts conspiring to discriminate against Indians to the FBI and also to Qualcomm HR.
Behavior of certain people on this forum is egregious and beyond appalling. Either these people are foreigners pretending to be Americans or uncouth rednecks who do not realize what this country went through back in the day. Regardless of who they... — read more
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders names Paul Jacobs as one of 18 CEO welfare queens
18 CEOs Called Out By Bernie Sanders For Taking Trillions In Bailouts, Evading Taxes, and Outsourcing Jobs http://www.trueactivist.com/18-ceos-called-out-by-bernie-sanders-for-taking-trillions-in-bailouts-evading-taxes-and-outsourcing-jobs
as citizen or a H1-b, the song is more relevant today and should be the theme of the current situation
https://youtu.be/8vbnLYROCj8
TODAY, ENGINEERS ARE BEING CALLED TO HR OFFICES. YOU'RE NEXT!
a poor engineer was escorted out his office by two security officers. He looks like a criminal taking to jail. His manager was nowhere to be found. The mass lay off has started and continued next week. Are you ready?
Forum record: https://www.thelayoff.com/qualcomm/post/4801835279843328 read by over 7500 so far
I always said, Internet is the greatest Democracy tool ever invented. I didn't realize that it may one day seed it at a corporate level. This is just the beginning. Long live the Internet!
I think somebody is finally listening?
I checked on ph and I saw that my line manager has changed rightfully to my direct lead. Yippy... no more of that lame duck name sake "manager". Next.. Does my new lead/manager get to review my performance directly? Or does he still have to go to the... — read more
Special Request: Please STOP, Lets utilise this community to HELP
I think this is an Awesome site to help fellow colleague in the crisis situation; I stopped reading the site after few BELOW the BELT comments; We all are grown up professionals and Don't need to go so low; whether we together remain in QC or not... — read more
Did anyone even check if the 'why wait' campaign was already in use?
http://www.8lbs.co.uk/durex-why-wait-2015