I know this isn’t the place for this but I need some advice. I was hired on almost 2 years ago and sometimes I feel as if my career is becoming stagnant. I’ve spoken with my manager about the possibility of being placed in another BU to gain more knowledge and therefore further my career but it was a big fat negative from him. So do I just accept it, take it even further or just move on to another company that will allow me to focus on my career?
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OP if you are just starting your career or at mid-career please considering leaving Q. It is a "has been" place in 2021. Advice would have been totally different in 2001 for the same situation.
Also Q doesn't pay nearly as well as other competitors outside semi/teleco space. Consider pivot to a FAANG if you are career minded. Yes, it is hard to get in, yes you have to prep for interview, and yes you will work long and hard but it is very rewarding and your skills are current.
- g. this Q iOS nonsense doesn't happen at Amazon. You can go talk to another group and go through a light version of interview mainly to see mutual fit, agree mutually, and then you both "tell your manager" you are leaving. Your manager has to release you in 2-3 weeks. 1 manager I saw got one of the guys release the followed Monday in the system; don't know what strings he pulled (but at least it wasn't one of my people). When I was new (from Q), I couldn't told onto engineers on critical projects when this happened to one of my teams.
Sometimes your only option is to vote with your feet. Unfortunately, Qualcomm has a lot of people that play back stabbing political games
OP: don't listen to people who are telling you to use IOS for internal transfer behind your manager's back. You won't be able to transfer internally without your manager's approval. If your manager is lousy he/she will lower your review rating and you will get laid off. Trust me on this, I have seen this happening numerous times.
You own your career growth not your manager. If you feel that your career is stagnant then leave Qcom and find a better employer, it is that simple.
Management approves internal transfers at any big company.
There is one way to beat this: if they deny it, resign gracefully.
Then they have to onboard someone else.
If that’s a big ordeal for them, the winner is you.
The manager doesn't get to decide. You are free to find an opportunity on the IOS system and apply for that. Your management cannot prevent that.
Leave and join another company because the problem is if everyone starts changing groups it will be a mess. If you allow one you have to allow others as well. More than that it doesn’t look good on manager’s profile as people don’t want to work under his supervision.
If you feel stagnant you have right to change jobs
Fu-k manager.. talk with director.