Nepotism, Stressful, Lower-than-market in a Beautiful city - not so classy! - Senior Systems Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

1.0
23 Oct 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Location: nice city, awesome weather (although its the same year round), close proximity to nice places, great beaches Facilities: great gym and showers, up-to-date facilities, good cafe Traffic: not much, many places to go to quickly Housing: not as expensive as Bay Area, newer communities, younger folks specially near La Jolla area

Cons

Culture: very bad, too many Indian managers trying to compete for minute incremental raises Vertical: not much vertical movement unless the managers like you, too much politics, many times seems unfair HR: or a lack there of! i actually don't know what HR does beside handing out "Employee Assistance Program" brochures once the employees are exhausted. Salary: Much less than market and definitely lower than many colleagues

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