Director of Engineering - Anonymous employee Qualcomm Employee Review

2.0
Jun 15, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Good smart & hardworking people... You can learn a lot 2. Nice San Diego weather

Cons

1. Politics - getting worse 2. Honesty is not appreciated - Not encouraging constructive criticism 3. Geo shift to India - Cost reduction and layoff 4. Lack of accountability - unclear about who should be responsible for failures 5. Low employee morale - always talk about shareholder value, not employee

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