If not then we will have the same old retired mindset from past glories. So if the board truly wants to see a change then evaluate the authority of the folks making a change

And say you are going to shut off all communication - laptop, email, teams, cell phone for 2 weeks? And then walk back saying you were never notified if impacted?

I plan to be in at 8am. If its me who is affected, will I get notify early? Whats your experience with the timing of past layoffs. Good luck everyone. If you and I are affcected I hope everything works out for us. And good luck also to those who... — read more 

Are we sure it’s tomorrow? What’s the probability that it may be next week?

The US government blocked the Broadcom takeover to protect US technology. The US government tried to ki-l off Huawei to protect Qualcomm / US dominance in wireless. Yet, Qualcomm is effectively exporting technology to India. All those employees in... — read more 

QCOM has actually great health insurance coverage. I have family of 4 and QCOM pays 25k annually (100% of premium). Check your W2, box 12, code DD.

Seems that it was agreed Wednesday is the day when layoffs will start, and not Tuesday.

I wish this was all done so we can move on. I hate being stuck in limbo.

Will it be email? Will it be an Outlook invite for a meeting? Will it be via some HR portal? Any idea?

From another thread "Yes, I remember how Q proudly stated that it would not resort to layoffs following the 2008 crash, like our competitors, but rather, Q would use the market downturn to build a greater lead over them. I don't recall seeing any... — read more 

All, please work from home this Wednesday in solidarity of everyone who is going to be laid off. If you are on the list, you are screwed anyway. If you are not on the list, they are not going to put you on the list and lay you off. Resist and take... — read more 

Have they already started to let people know ? Anyone knows impacted people ?

I would not. Hate to see lots of depressing faces. Will stay home on Thursday as well just to be safe.

Is MST team safe? Especially MST data team?

This week will look very very tame compared to the weeks that would follow a Musk take over. Next CEO of Q, hopefully not a Q insider, needs to model his behavior on "what would Elon do" and implement 50% of it for Q to start to blossom again. Q... — read more 

I hope everybody is prepared!

What are the chances there will come a point when we won't have to worry about layoffs all the time? There was a time when that was the case, as some of us oldtimers can attest to. There were layoffs, but nowhere near in the quantity and scope as... — read more 

There are patents from Qualcomm Huawei Mediatek Samsung it can’t get around. With iPhone sales that peaked and can only drop further, it is no longer financially sound to keep burning cash on modem.

https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/08/iphone-15-upgraded-5g-performance/

Seems like the single point of failure responsible for making the company mediocre. So, Why is the role so political yet powerful? Which team has most SCs? What led to the current perception? Most companies have status collectors, what is so... — read more 

Lots of rumors about the 11th... Others about the 18th... Maybe it could take a few days if there are a lot of folks to be "impacted"... One more thread on this...

Is it high cost area in terms of payroll?

If you were not notified by now in APAC, you are safe! Congratulations. USA notifications will go out throughout next week and end by Firday the 13th. GLTY

Everyone is an engineer. Seniority determined by Levels which are not publicly visible. In phonebook, office location, department and projects. No reporting chain and size of the empire. 95% toxicity will disappear overnight.

Texas has lots of semiconductor talent and everything is MUCH MUCH cheaper and larger in Texas. It just makes sense to move HQ to Texas while keeping a minimal presence in SD.

NJ only has 250 or so employees and there are 100+ cuts happening in NJ. NJ is impacted disproportionately. The word on the street is, they have 2 years left on the lease and the lease is not going to be renewed. NJ office will close after that and... — read more 

I don’t care if you call me a troll or not. That’s the numbers I heard. Good luck guys. The CDMA was fun, I enjoyed it and felt alive… ;)

Will they be like fruit and come back? https://www.huaweicentral.com/huawei-could-stop-buying-qualcomm-chip-in-2024-kuo/

Does anyone here has any information about the teams that are being impacted the most with the on going layoffs ?

At a recent interview at a 5000+ sized company, I had some strange questions about Q culture. I have not had any other interview where so much time was spent on my current job's culture. Waiting to hear about progress or lack there off to next round... — read more 

I'm no longer at Q but I try to keep up with what's going on there. Did you have that supposed large round or not?

So, any meetings being scheduled for Wed next week? I know 2 directors having meetings with their teams on Oct 11th. Coincidence? I dont think so.

Another gloomy news. Alex Rogers this time. Sell sell and sell...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstocks/7-stocks-that-have-zero-hope-for-2024/ar-AA1hyQFC?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0ed9a6ae7b4a4ec1acc6e862a6adff05&ei=92#image=1

600 folks from reality labs being shown the door on Wednesday. Q can't even do layoffs as efficiently.

10/18 last day for many of us.

Heard final list is with HR. I guess they will take about a week to check and put packages together (oct 11th). It will take a few more days for the packages to trickle down and there will be a mandatory session for ALL managers to make sure they... — read more