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

1.0
Jun 7, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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