Does he have no shame? Amon, his Indian sidekick and Jim Thompson should be shown the door. Jim Thompson is the worst of the bunch. He made enemy with Apple. Apple will never even fa-t at Qualcomm. They like Broadcom for everything else. Once they... — read more
It's starting in Taiwan!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DtenE4tZcU
Horizontal or Vertical which team will have more layoffs in DVC ?
It appears now that DVC was created to prioritize Vertical team members and keep them close to the business operation, (light-ON strategy). Whereas treat Horizontal team members like consultants, increase or reduce team strengths on need basis. The... — read more
I’m not looking forward to staying
I already know that those of us who are still here will have a ton of extra responsibilities dumped on us - many of which are not within the scope of our job descriptions - and they will not even bother giving us a pay raise for it. You can't blame... — read more
new grad jobs getting outsourced?
do new hires have to worry a lot about jobs getting outsourced or mostly people who make higher salary? New grads don’t make six figures in IT generally
Buddy Culture by Sr. Directors/Directors
Buddy culture is driving MST. Many Sr. Dir hire from their village. Disappointedly, Sr. Dir only talks with their buddy when in lab. Completely ignore others. Many time such directors do not respond to even "Hi" but spend hours in pampering their... — read more
if ur team is unlikely to get eliminated and new grad, are you somewhat safe
what does re-aligning programs even mean ? What does it mean for IT since they are the backbone of QC infrastructure
Bought home recently, have high mort interest, high HOA and high prop tax. On loosing job do we get relief ?
Seeking advice, how to navigate the situation if I loose my Q job? Is there any insurance plan that I can buy while i've a job and insurance agency will take card of these until I find a job.
are they cutting individuals or entire teams
been hearing it’s more project and team based than individual.. does this mean teams that they don’t need at all and can completely eliminate
On 30th, AHM in QIPL. What to expect?
On 30th, AHM in QIPL. What to expect?
RSUs newbie question
I am a new hire and have a question regarding RSUs, After laying off, are all the RSUs gone ?
What % cut from SD
Any info on how many people getting cut in HQ alone? When will we be able to see on WARN?
Stock Vesting
Do all granted stocks vest automatically when you’ve been laid off? Or are the only stocks made available stocks that have already vested? The stocks were part of my bonuses, and I think taxes were taken for them. If that’s the case, I want to be... — read more
I Saw cardboard boxes delivered by a truck
Anybody saw delivering huge number of card boxes today near HR block?
First week of october
Will we be notified during first week of October? Not trying to stress the whole month :/
What levels do you think will be the most impacted ?
Sr dir , dir, principles, sr staff or staff ?
Why Qualcomm is missing out on the market opportunity for AI?
We've made significant AI R&D investments in mobile chips, data centers, edge computing, automotive, all of these markets. However, it's clear that we are lagging behind in this space, please share your views.
Is it all going to happen in one day ?
Is the layoff gonna happen through the month so we can expect any time or day in October or is it gonna happen for everyone in the company within one day or week?
New Grad in OneIT
Is OneIT screwed? Been hearing a lot about restructuring and keeping teams that create profit/business for the company but IT focuses on internal services within the company. I believe my team supports a lot of engineering groups within QC
Is Q a Criminal Organization?
They purposefully descriminate based on age and national origin and then pay off the victum and call it a package. Do they do this with other organizations, is this RICO crime? Let's see how long this post survives before this site censors it? — read more
Productivity dipping due to layoff anxiety
The longer they drag this out, the less work will be done. Mark my words.
Will VPs get affected during layoffs?
Curious about VPs in sales since the numbers plummeted. Or maybe they will leave before they get affected
Cristiano Amon's brother Rogerio Amon made $350+k in 2017
From Qualcomm's SEC filing: Mr. Amon’s brother, Rogerio Amon, serves as a Senior Director, Program Management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Rogerio Amon is compensated according to standard Company practices, including participation in the Company’s... — read more
Meetings
i am expected to attend three technical meetings every day and four project meetings every week to update on my tasks. i do not receive any help or direction from these meetings.What i say becomes a point of action that i need to update in the next... — read more
Severance
Does anyone know details of severance offered in the last (May-June) round of layoffs? Was there any minimum or maximum cap put ?
Interesting article
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/14/employees-in-asia-are-spending-the-most-time-looking-busy-at-work.html
Retention bonus
For the VPs in this group. Are they still giving retention bonuses despite the ongoing layoffs? I got an offer from Apple, but it is in Boulder and family doesn’t want to move there. Thinking about bringing it up to VP and see if they can cover... — read more
Can we get rid of these people?
Few Product Engineers insist that all project details be routed through them before being shared with the team, which is hindering the smooth flow of information. Negative news is not being shared promptly with those who can address the issue until... — read more
At least we have enough time to prepare
Just imagine if we came in one day and they started to lay us off with no warning. I prefer it this way.
Not sure what to assume here?
My manager is giving away all my assigned work to other colleagues in my team . Is he thinking of laying me off? I pinged to several time did not respond !! I am so depressed.
Left my old job to join Qualcomm
I have been here a little under six months. I was never this worried in my life. I left a good job for a better paying one but I'm no longer sure I made the right choice. I'm going to assume that the "last one in, first one out" is going to apply... — read more
Are new grads screwed too?
Do new grads typically get laid off even if they don’t make six figures? What do they look at when cost cutting
Shall I leave Q for an offer
I got an offer recently and Q will layoff lots of guys, shall I leave?
How and when should we expect the layoff ?
Will we be notified during October first week or September? When can we expect
Any suggestions to hold or sell my 2500 QCOM stocks.
Please help fellow Qualcomm employee. I sincerely appreciate your genuine opinion.
September 21st is a notification day
WARN notice will go out
SVP a professor
Leendert is a theoretical professor that can talk and impress high level management. His approaches are not practical and soon will make us all go into drain. He is ruining the culture and pretends that he knows everything.