The ship has sunk. - Senior Staff Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

1.0
7 June 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good work in some groups. Some smart engineers still in the company. Nice campus in San Diego. Weather! 5G adoption might be an upside in 2020 possibly.

Cons

Pay is not comparable to other tech companies. Losing talent due to attrition. Massive cost cutting. Can't attract the best people currently as talent quality is going down. Severely understaffed in many groups. Cash bonuses and RSUs practically non existent for last few years. Leadership lacks vision and is risk averse. Horrible medical plan. (Previous plan was great) Annual review cycle from twice a year is just a cost cutting tactic.

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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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