Have you noticed a significant increase in farewell emails lately. Over last four weeks I had four friends quit, all with 10 or more years with Qualcomm - I have never witnesses anything like this before. Have we reached the inflection point and now everyone dame to realize that the game is over? Thoughts?
14 replies (most recent on top)
@ttt yes! QCOM austin pay is LOW.. I am expecting huge bonus otherwise I can see 10-15% leaving by end of the year. Without retention bonus in Aus I dont see how DSP team can stay intact.
I predict DSP team will diminish significantly in 2019 unless PAY goes up.
They are quitting for better pay and working conditions, which is pretty easy to find nowadays.
Another one left Austin this past week. I estimate 1 every other week on average in Austin
Qualcomm could aquire smaller firms for automotive and iot efforts. Big firm creates problem.
Every week 2 or more leaving in bay area/San Jose
How is quitting epidemic in Austin... am thinking of IOS to there
Just because you volunteered doesn't mean it was accepted. QC wasn't going to pay top performers to leave.
https://www.anandtech.com/show/13049/qualcomms-server-team-loses-vp-of-technology-centriq-future-unknown
Smarty pants you do realize that these people might have asked and were not chosen?
To the folks who are quitting, you do realize that a couple months ago you could have volunteered for the big fat severance for folks wanting to leave? And now by leaving, you get none of that?
Allow* engineers to be engineers
I've definitely been thinking of leaving. I'm tired of managerial micro management. Hoping there are other companies out there that all engineers to be engineers
There is a reason ALL companies (not just qcom) give out plaques after 5 years of service.
Is QCOM your first job out of college? QCOM is more like the norm as far as tech companies go now. As soon as everyone transitions to cubicles, then it will be fully average. Welcome to reality.
As JFK would no doubt say if he were alive, "Ask not why your colleagues are leaving.
Ask why you are staying."