QUALCOMM Reviews

Pros

The benefits are great, company is supportive of their employees

Cons

Despite efforts, corporate culture is unescapable.

Pros

Awesome pay, paid housing for interns, lots of events and chances to get to know other interns and full-time employes

Cons

Work is not challenging, not enough work, too much time to get ramped up and get basic tools (VS etc.), Had to make my own work

Advice to Senior Management

Have work ready for interns before they show up so that they are not bored/have nothing to do

Pros

good tech work and good team work

Cons

company size is big enough to restrict rapid career adv

Advice to Senior Management

good strategic decisions are being made, but need to be a little less aggresive on the engineer

Pros

Location
Compensation
work culture
cutting edge technology

Cons

Work overload is a bit more

Pros

Fun and rewarding team building events, sense of community between employees, QLIFE events, free membership to JCC, tennis classes, etc. Reviews twice a year.

Cons

There was a LOT of work to do and was very difficult to take a vacation.

Advice to Senior Management

stop promoting patent dept employees based on politics/friendships/mediocrity rather than talent and potential.

Pros

great benefits, company is doing great.

Cons

poor management and less scope for career growth

Advice to Senior Management

recognize employees work better and encourage learning more..

Pros

Competitive and challenging environment to bring out the best. Allows you an opportunity to create an impact in the mobile and consumer electronics industry.

Cons

Requires round the clock attention to job.

Advice to Senior Management

Invest in industry leading technology.

Pros

-Great upper management
-Flexible work hours
-ESPP
-RSU stock bonuses
-Smart, work oriented people (no babysitting other employees)
-Empowerment environment (figure everything out for yourself)
-Ability to work on cunning edge technology and change the work with your ideas
-Fast paced & dynamic working environment
-Bi-annual performance reviews (includes merit increase, cash & RSU bonuses)
-San Diego
-On site gym
-Working meals

Cons

-Have to be in a position for at least 3 years
-If you transfer to a different division your 3 years in position get reset
-Your tech manager has the biggest weight on your performance reviews
-When you get a job there they will almost always push you down in title to reduce quicker rise to management positions, will still pay you well for your experience

Advice to Senior Management

When employees transfer divisions do not reset their years in position to 0. This is the worst business practice I have ever seen. I have seen many excellent engineers with very high performance reviews pushed out of the company because they were either forced to change divisions or changed to gain knowledge and ended up having to leave the company when they realized they had to wait around 4-6 years before they could ever get a promotion even though their performance reviews were outstanding.

Pros

Benefits
Great supervisors
Great workmates
Education assistance
Fair salaries

Cons

No childcare
Long drive
Limited job openings

Pros

Amazing opportunity for growth. Big company, so you meet a lot of different people. Great benefits and competitive salary.

Cons

If you are not much of a social person, you may feel left out at times.