A sinking ship headed straight to the bottom of the ocean! - Hardware Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

2.0
Nov 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent colleagues depending on the team. Awesome location (San Diego).

Cons

The recent layoffs were very poorly handled. Good performers were let go while all the deadwood continue to remain. Poor compensation compared to the industry. Poor health benefits from the next year. Promotion dependent on the number of years spent rather than the performance. In summary, come to Qualcomm only if you have no other alternative.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Great benefits, the pay is like okay. Some cool reimbursement programs and health centers on campus

Cons

Career progression and culture varies extremely depending on department. Some parts almost set you up for failure and it's difficult to gain new skills. Lots of qualcomm teams are too scared to explore new technologies and migrate to state of the art services and are comfortable in sticking with old technology for familiarity. Also, HR does nothing if a coworker makes you uncomfortable.

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