I'm completely burnt out. I'm overworked and underpaid for the amount of work I do, but I'm too much of a coward to quit. I'm at the same time hoping for and dreading the possibility of being laid off. I am stuck and not sure how to get out of the place I locked myself into. I have enough savings to be okay without a job for at least six months, but still, I don't see it as enough. I know there are people who quit their jobs before, how did you do it? How did you convince yourself that you're going to be okay starting over somewhere else?
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@1ego: I agree with you. Changing groups is a very bad idea. You are basically indicating that your manager is inept and your department suks if you request changing groups. Most likely you will be put on a PIP if you bring up changing groups to your manager. I have seen it happening at Q first hand, this is not hot wind from my rear end.
There was a vp who would spend 2 weeks out of 4, each month on the east coast..he would say traveling and his sd office would be locked for 2 weeks at a stretch every month
One of the truly amazing things at Qualcomm is how some employees are over worked and underpaid while others leave at 3 and have higher titles and are compensated more. It is actually the most demotivating aspect of working for the company. It’s not just people it’s groups, compare corporate positions versus QCT positions, there are managers at QCT busting their tails while a Sr D or even VP in another group is searching the net all day then making their trainer by 4. Total BS!
Poor performers always point fingers at poor managers. Take responsibility for your own career. Maybe you're not as awesome as you think.
Preemptively interview. It's a learning experience to test the water outside the Q pond. There are not many companies who exploit H1Bs and intentionally throttle promotions as bad as Qualcomm does. Compensation at the end of the day is always negotiable and sometimes the only move is to resign.
Changing groups won't solve anything. It'll just be a different scent of the same sh!t. The problem is the managers aren't really trained managers. They're just climbers and backstabbers like everyone else, except they get to use YOU as a stepping stone to make themselves look good (or at least not as incompetent as they really are).
Ultimately it's a cr---y class of people at Q. I've been at many other companies before Q (and after Q), and it's not like this AT ALL. They're not perfect human beings, but they're not these a-holes Q deems fit to manage their workforce.
I was also completely burned out with QC for many of the reasons you cited and stuck around for longer then I should have hoping things would change. If there was a layoff back then I would have volunteered. I had some cash saved up so I resigned and took some time off. I wasn't too worried about finding something else and was actually looking forward to it. Spent five months interviewing and found a gig where I'm much happier. It was so worth it.
First step start changing project/group/department in Qcom. This will take the anxiety.. however it might be waste of time because you will be in Qcom again..
You can always approach your manager and discuss if it's possible to volunteer for a layoff. It's risky, but if they have to cut someone and they have someone that has expressed interest, they'll normally pick that person if they can. The risk is that if they don't have to cut anyone, then you'll probably not get a high review or promotion, since they'll be expecting you to leave.
I hope things turns around for you buddy
I left Q last year and moved to another company and it was the best decision for me. If you are burnt out, do not think too much. If you think too much then you will never be able to do anything else but staying in youe current position. Nobody knows your new job will be better or not, but you never know until you try. If you are offered a new job and if you do not like it, you can reject it. Just start applying for jobs, polish your linkedin page and resume. Do not think too much because nobody knows the answer
Good luck