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US companies should be hiring US citizens. This idea of cost cutting by sending US jobs overseas really needs to be hit hard by the government, and by the market. Despite the hype of the QGOV talking heads, this is not a company who gives a crap... — read more 

Given that this forum does not offer sticky posts , it might be good to post http://tiny.cc/WhatAboutMe reminder once a day. Post any comments on main thread directly plz.

Para espanol, oprima numero dos... If you are a hardware engineer, press 3 and you will be transferred to the Beijing call center where you will be connected to an engineer that will be transitioning your work. If you are a software engineer, press 4... — read more 

Why wait???

Yeah, I know. It's against company policies to buy derivatives to hedge against the possibility of your vested RSUs from declining in value...But hey, pretty soon a lot of us aren't going to be employees anyway so those company policies won't apply... — read more 

Successful enterprise, quickly loosing market in maturing industry. Also mismanaged during fast growth (saw this at Nortel) becase sense of ownership is gone. * Polish it up QUICKLY, and get profitability close to target = 20% which for HW is not bad... — read more 

I said this before, and I'll say it again....Current employees of Qualcomm should never EVER use their own money to buy more shares of qualcomm stock beyond what the company has already given to you (either as stock options or RSU).....Doing so puts... — read more 

So I found a job in San Diego!!!!! unfortunately, my title goes back to being a "Senior Software Engineer" but despite a downgrade in the title from Staff to Senior., my total comp package will be about $209k/year in san diego, which is about where I... — read more 

Gather as much email/calendar event records, phone records, meeting records that showed you had to work overtime hours at night and weekends regularly and save all that information into a USB drive....If you get a shitty severance, it might be work... — read more 

Clearly the way to go.... A San Diego firefighter who supplemented $66,539 base pay with $159,017 of overtime for a total of $225,556. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2013/dec/20/lump-sum-ot-boost-city-pay/

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/qualcomm-barrels-toward-breakup-2015-07-22?link=MW_latest_news

Not sure if that's because of merger or mst will get evaluated first , any info on that?

This whole situation at Q reeks with similarity to the sub-prime mortgage market crash. People making WAY too much money for their level of experience and competence, believing that's the norm, and then wanting MORE! And on top of that, being totally... — read more 

Enough with all secrecy. If you get your notice , plz post following on this thread for benefit of others. Team Title Position (Lead or Individual Contributor) Last 3 ratings on scale of 7 Time at QC Severance Package details

If you're leaving Qualcomm, why not help change the world? Join our team in San Diego that is transforming the water industry through data and software. Send an email to waterblog1@gmail.com with a resume or short bio and we will contact you. We're... — read more 

Investment mail folks are tight lipped. No one is saying anything. No expert comments.

Investment mail folks are tight lipped. No one is saying anything. No expert comments.

Guys why don't we make Mediatek stronger by moving the best resources over there and screw SM and M-Banana? If they give us this shit lets return it!!! If not Mediatek any other competitor so they can feel that they are not the only company that can... — read more 

Neither my lead nor director invited. The other 3 guys r in my team but we have not worked closely.

What is your general opinion on tech centres outside California like Raleigh, Austin, Boulder etc? The living expenses in such places are a fraction of what we deal with in California. Is the job market in such places fairly stable? I have heard that... — read more 

Just tell us if we need to update our resume or not. Enough with all the secrecy.

(this is from indeed.com, the poster is asking about working at Qualcomm IT): Avoid their IT department unless you are desperate. I mean, 'losing your home next week if you can't pay the mortgage' desperate! The normal IT employee is subject to 24x7... — read more 

Do we expect big cuts at CSR?

I'll tell you what's overdue. Taking those goddamn "If you're reading this, you're multitasking" marketing posters put in front of the urinals and in the toilet stalls. I knew our days were numbered when I saw those. Multitasking while taking a leak... — read more 

Bookmark this post (date it 7/22/15), thank me later, here is a bit of confidential info I'll share with you: SM will last until they split the company. Sanjay Jha will takeover the QCT piece and do a major repair/clean up job. Spin off will become... — read more