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In the PMIC VI people are doing low tech tests on the PMIC modules. Those tests can be done by any experienced technician or a fresh graduate. They hire people with industrial experience or advanced degrees to do low level bench test job. They lie during the interview about the nature of the job even if you ask specific questions. All answers are lies to make the department look great.
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Yelling, condescending behavior, and humiliating in front of others are very common in this group and encouraged by management especially if you are on a work visa. They know that it is tough to move to another job while on H1B visa especially with the tight rules that current administration has imposed.
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Evaluation is not based on merits or how hard you worked and delivered; it is rather based on whether the director of the group likes you or not. Since you are a replaceable glorified technician your skills don’t matter in this group.
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The director of engineering for this group speaks engrish in the lab and meetings so you better work on improving your engrish skills otherwise soon you will be an outcast.
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The day to day environment is quite petty. Insults, backstabbing, and jealously is very common. You won’t gain any transferable technical skills in this job. You will get pigeonholed into one thing, learn nothing, work long hours, get blamed for things that are not your fault and not get credit for anything good you do. Raises are c-ap, promotions few, tools are buggy, and the competent people who could teach you well have either already left or they no longer give a darn. It will be a waste of your hard gained knowledge and it will be very difficult to get out.
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Don’t go to HR for any issue or complaint related to work. They are useless and exist only to assist in hiring/firing, and defending the company against disgruntled employees who file harassment or other charges against the company. They are NOT on your side. If you ever have a legitimate complaint, go to a lawyer instead of HR.
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I had no body tell me how toxic the work environment in the PMIC VI before I joined. I am trying hard to get out as soon as possible but it is very difficult because I didn’t acquire any new skills throughout the period I have been working here. Don’t commit career s---c-de and join the PMIC VI. If you are already working there and have self respect you should find another place.
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Did you say HR ? Who is it :)
other HR fellow is Hardly Relevant(HR)
Why do a lot of people in this group complain so much? It seems there are major issues within this group.
Why don't the HR department investigate and take corrective action? This is beyond me!
You sound like you need to go back to school
@1xse apparently doesn't know what they are talking about. PMIC VI is similar to PTE and both are considered one the most boring low tech jobs out there. Be real, you are clearly clueless or mediocre engineer at best. It appears you are happy working in the PMIC VI, good luck finding another job when you get laid off soon.
You haven't acquired any skills because of your abilities. Don't blame it on others.
I work in a different group and the culture is very similar to what the op described as well. Qualcomm is just an H1B visa sweatshop with low morals and values. It resembles a third world country work culture on an american soil!
I am in another qct group, exactly the same as op described, also a chinese dir.
QCT used to be a great place to work. That was when the management gave a dan. They now treat their most valuable asset ~employees~ like sht. Get out while you have an opportunity. It's career burial ground. Dead end.
Mark my words. It will get WORSE.
"and the competent people who could teach you well have either already left or they no longer give a darn"
VERY true.
Zero teaching or knowledge sharing any more.
I work in the pmic vi group and I can tell you that every word the OP said is true, morale is low. This is all coming from the rude and cheap xma.
You described exactly how I feel but I am not in this group. QCT is not a great company to work for regardless of visa status, I am not white but I run thru the same ordeals.