Was a good company, Not anymore - Senior Hardware Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

1.0
Oct 20, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good products, live in San Diego

Cons

Not an easy job, Too much work, managers are bad, co workers not very helpful. health insurance is going to change now. No work life balance. You are asked to work on weekends. Layoffs are happening. People from the top are not being cut. Promotions are very few and even they are political. Perks are being reduced.

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