Low pay, lots of pressure, sweatshop like environment - Software Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

1.0
Jul 14, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Location, facilities, stock going up, free pop

Cons

Experience largely depends on the team. On my there were lots of pressure, overtime (even over night) is expected and implied. People are treated like slaves. Morale is very low, many members of the team H1Bs that have no choice but to shut up and work. Management does not seem to care about the work life balance of its employees.

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