Chaotic environment, non-stop firefighting, and back-stabbing managers - Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

2.0
17 Aug 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- the wireless market is hot - technology driven - employees are nice to work with

Cons

- the place is chaotic with lack of clear direction and leadership - there are many good manager and as many or more bad managers - senior leadership does not really know what's going on at lower level - people that are contributing are ignored and the ones that don't do work get promoted/recognized - a lot of fire-fighting with no clear project schedule or strategy - watch out for back-stabbing managers that will sacrifice their employees for their own advancements and agendas

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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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