Reorg happening, directors "stepping down", directors being terminated, departments being merged, anybody has any info?
How will this affect us?
I know this is bad, but I think some people are already panicking too much when very little is known. It might not be as bad as some might think. I was wrong before, though... — read more
Interview Question?
I have been interviewing recently with companies all over, some of them are big names in industry some are not. The question I get quite often especially from smaller companies is "Why do you want to leave Qualcomm? It is a great company!!" We all... — read more
Someone help me understand this phenomena
of folks working and sending emails between midnight and 3AM in the morning. They show up at work at 11AM leave at 4PM, are not seen in their cubicles in the intervening period. They are very much physically located in the US and not in any other... — read more
Nobody knows the value of the aapl agreement, CEO encased , now will fire employees.
Expect several later if lay offs to happen August onwards.
Share price fall back to 58?
One of the top analyst predicting share price will plunge back to mid 50s in 2 months.
Apple agreement short lived, more trouble ahead with trade war
Hauwei, China slow down, eventual recession ahead. Expect big lay off in 3-6 months. That’s the reality. No one can rescue qcom. Revenue go down Q over Q
No experience necessary
Does anybody ever feel that when Qualcomm needs to hire managers, the posting says "no experience necessary?" Because it certainly feels that way once we get them. /rant over
Are Qualcomm’s business practices going to be questioned again?
Short question. Does settling the Apple dispute mean that Qualcomm's way of conducting business won’t be questioned anymore and that we will be seeing far less litigation in the future, or does it mean nothing more than it is, two companies settling... — read more
Two-weeks notice
I've heard that people who give their two-weeks notice are escorted out immediately. Is this true? Why would this be the case?
Hiring spree in San Diego
Hiring spree has started in some teams.
SD employees listen up!
Send a message to the board and executive team. No one show up to happy hour and human 5G Ariel photo! Employees should have gotten bonuses first before executive team. Do this in honor of those hard workers forced out and of all the blood, sweat... — read more
Unconscious Bias -- Funny
it is indeed everyone in top has such Premature skill, Something u can't get away and this is one such nice to talk, btw, these are derivatives of not just alcatel
CEO Bonus means more layoffs
Prepare for more layoffs, this will be needed for all the executives bonuses
Have we really lost some of our best talent?
Some of the best people at my location have been laid off in the past year. Others left on their own. All end all, some of the best people are not working anymore. Is that the case at other locations? Is it safe to say that we lost some of the most... — read more
No layoffs? Is it really possible?
Why aren’t people talking about layoffs? Is it really the case that there aren’t any at Qualcomm at this time, at least in the numbers that the people on this board find worth debating? If that’s the case, I have to say I haven’t seen it happen in a... — read more
Is there any voluntary retirement benefits?
What about the unvest RSUs?
Where is my bingo?
In recognition of the outstanding efforts of the executive management team, both individually and as leaders of the teams involved, in achieving the recently announced license agreement and chipset supply agreement with Apple, Inc. (“Apple”) and the... — read more
Nice bonus! 40,794 shares for SM
I'm glad for SM, 40,794 shares bonus for the fruit settlement. I guess he got some of the unvested 2000 RSU I lost when I got laid off.
Losing best talent
Why is Qualcomm so willing to let go of our top talent without even putting up a fight? I'm not even talking about layoffs (even if that certainly is a part of it) but people who are leaving to join our competitors and are finding no resistance here... — read more
Is now the time to sell?
$7B settlement to $4.5 settlement to fruit company.. why? I'm from Finance team... I smell that there is a mutual exchange of $$$.. The pivot person made a nice cashout..along with the b-ngo brazili Stock should have been at $100 by now..
Stock price on the way down!
I hope you sold at the peak. We'll never see that again.
Qualcomm Union is forming! Join now !
Qualcomm unión is on the works, please see the signs and join !! Kaveh.
One to beam-up Scotty
https://www.xcom-labs.com/xplore
Fill out the climate survey
Make sure you specifically state you want more $$$$$$
Are better days really in front of us?
Is it possible that the resolution of the Apple dispute caused the positive effects this soon. I don’t see people getting cut, morale is much better, at my location they are taking in new hires, even this board seems to be quieting down. Dod it all... — read more
Sell all stock next week !! It will drop to 60!
Internal info. After settlement is expected stock to drop, info came from PTE VP on an email from SM. Sell all while you can. Good luck. Kaveh.
Is it possible that there are no layoffs?
I scrolled down most of the threads on this board and I can’t see anybody mentioning layoffs recently. Is it possible that there are none in such a big company like Qualcomm? Kind of hard to imagine.
My Job Coach still hasn't gotten her security badge yet, What is going on?
My Job coach has been waiting 5 months for her security clearance ID badge and still there are no word from them yet. I am coming up with theories about the security clearance process of why it is taking too long. My question is, who are the higher... — read more
How is GSOC work environment?
I have job offer in San Diego GSOC team. Is this good? Is there good collaboration? Is scoring fair?
Is the PMIC VI hiring in San Diego?
What is the work culture like in this department?
Will outsourcing happen?
I know this is always a danger for the US based workers, so I guess the answer would be more or less obvious, but more concrete, has anybody heard about any specific plans regarding a wave of outsourcing some more segments of the company?
Please help me
I was laid off in 2018. I would love to come back to Qualcomm. Does anyone have suggestions? I got a better job in another state but San Diego is my home and I really want to come back.
Morale is improving after the Apple dispute is resolved
At least that’s my opinion, based on what I see at my office. People seem to be relieved, in a better mood, far less depression. Didn’t know that people were worried by the dispute that much. Has anybody noticed the same thing at their location, or... — read more
payscale difference between camera,modem vs other teams
the cat's out of the bag that there is about 20% difference in the payscales depending on the team you are in. our vp agreed to this and he also confirmed that mgmt has considered certain teams as key teams .. with the settlement will we see the pay... — read more
Intel puts modem business up for sale
Wondering who might be interested in buying. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-puts-modem-business-sale-192425485.html
Board so quiet now, moment of silence for those no longer with us
All the ankle biters complaining about broadcomm takeover fail, RIP. All the crybabies who left for FAANG telling us how good it is up in SicValley, RIP. All the apple cheerleaders whose team lost at the buzzer, RIP. Even chinese director curiously... — read more