For me, I'm a software geek at heart. And this is what I enjoy doing, regardless of how much money I could make doing something elsewhere. I acknowledge that while being an engineer won't be the highest yielding paid profession if you're working for someone else, but it's pretty decent and I do enjoy spending time hands on with technology, while leaving other investments supplement my income. So for that, I wouldn't mind change/switching jobs provided the next place I'm going has something cool to work on and that my comp wasn't drastically different (mainly, as a way of keeping score of how I'm valued/perceived by others)....People keep talking about staying to get the GTFO package. But for me, if the right opportunity came up, I'd take rather than just wait around for the GTFO package. i'm curious how many other people do software/hardware because they like to, not because they have too.
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The pace at which technology (software, electronics, computing) changes requires a constant drive to learn new things amd putting in the effort to learn and master. It's a lot easier when you are young, hungry and can prioritize around your career. But we all age and with that we all change . Know that your priorities WILL change. Once you have a family you can't spend those long hours learning, exploring and solving problems. You have to call it a day and go see your family.
Anonymous143747, I would agree with you. However, Qualcomm still has a pretty good name in the industry, so leaving sooner rather than later sounds like a good idea.
Interesting.. when I stared out 3 years back I did this purely because I liked this. However I have realized a few things which impel me to re-evaluate ------- One, It's a highly fragmented field, there are many specialties and sub specialties - for example there are java dev, testers, LTE system experts, Python programmers, etc. and its hard to move from one specialty to another particularly when they all demand experience or education if not both. Second, it's highly dynamic - technology changes very fast and you need to keep learning at a fast pace. I love to do that now. But perhaps 10-15 years later my priorities in life will be different. Third, the jobs are very demanding - long hours and little job security. Finally, very few people value expertise.. most of them want "another brick in the wall" and hence prone to outsourcing and what not. On top of all this the pay is not proportional to the amount of effort we put in. So it's not just the pay but all else put together that doesn't make this as attractive.
Anonymous143736, there are some good software geeks at Qualcomm, who are sticking around for reasons other than work and pay (e.g. green card). OP, if you get notified that you will be laid off, you can leave anytime after that and still get your payout.
If you are really a software geek you wont be working in qualcomm
For software geeks there r much much better opportunities. .
Qcom is a stupid place for software n young people
Good for dinosaurs who r good for nothing
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