So afraid as customers starting seeing the issues on Nazgul, internal info is We are no meeting even 50% yield yet how come we supposed to win 810 designs??? Always bullshxt sorry for my Axs next review cycle. 😢

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-next-big-thing-in-smartphones-the-software-1484139602 Nearly a decade after taking off, the smartphone is at a turning point. Advances in hardware have become incremental, and growth in handset sales has largely... — read more 

Here is my proposal: Hire a 3rd party company to evaluate to each individual and their contribuitions. Engineers will no hands on or with lack of wireless background gone. Directors which are not actually working on something gone also. Hire only... — read more 

I was in shock when I heard this info, my manager just suggest me to prepare and start looking outside as future is obscure. Dear colleagues I suggest to look now as time is running....

This site already had job cuts last year. Now here we are again. More cuts coming this way it seems by the end of Jan 2017. The site has become an absolute joke. Wish the top management would have worked harder and obtained a solid long term project... — read more 

Working in r&d

Intel, Apple and MediaTek left in the dust.

And no exemption for MS/ME. Not sure it will reduce H1B though because the "IT sweatshops" know how to fudge the immigration docs.

He tried to impress but is not 1999 anymore, 835 with low yields, Apple's new modem coming up and all other competitions showing really nice stuff. No wonder all his her becomes white now, based on his face I could translate it to: "Time to find... — read more 

Apple processor coming even better than before. Samsung modem improved and very close to QC Quality. Mediatek stronger every day. Intel coming with 5G chipset faster and with higher quality. What is left for QC? Dishwashers with IoT? Earing aids with... — read more 

https://youtu.be/v7qTHbOEiDY Nostalgia ....

BCG keeps cooking up these energetic, glossy-sounding things we should all look forward to. Best of luck to my fellow rest-and-vesters!

Should we expect the Q to extract all $900m from the compensation pool in 2017/2018?

currently its 24%. with ruling from korea, layoffs, no stock price increase, less salary compared to market ratio..more people leaving qcom.

Let's make it great!

I♡ Q

Please don't let these postings to lower your energy and commitment with QC we depend on you days, nights and weekends, we enjoy our lifes while your stay at the offfice for 12-14 hrs daily, please keep doing that so we can continue buying real... — read more 

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now by the South Korea government. Will 2017 still be a bumpy road?

any opinions?

I♡ Q

An external third party company will perform audits to identify contribuidors / not contribuitors and reduce the headcount, directors & principals will be on first round, managers second, senior staff next and so on, if you are one of those paper... — read more 

where is learning ? What is motivation for young blood who want to learn.

I Was really upset with the way my management was treating me. I always work in the lab but the folks who get recognition are the ones who steal my data and present it to the management. So I started looking around. There are quite a few companies... — read more 

I am giving up on providing feedback for a change in QC, everyone see the same thing across the whole organization, engineers are getting Lay off and these guys keep going up, does no make sense.....I am really looking for a complete failure and... — read more 

Hi all, Happy holidays!! How are your bonus/rsu this review cycle? Mine: Engineer, 2k bonus, 100 rsu, rise 3%

My group: Sr. director never used assigned laptop instead only IPhone, no clues about the process or what the team does, VP only cares about his hour at gym and appearance, director schedule fake meetings at N to go home at 3:00 pm, other director... — read more 

Prepare for the end, I have seen it before and this happen believe me, start looking for a good company which believe and support their employees. Start new year with new spirit in a new company!!

Hire an unexperienced VP who only cares about his gym schedule and appareance, hire a senior Director who does it have a clue about the department, keep multiple directors and principal engineers with no contributions, keep hiring engineers with no... — read more 

Only because if you don't someone else will. For folks who have been here since long time they have already made their money. For new comers this is a sh## hole. Very few learning opportunities. Lower pay compared to other companies. Benefits are not... — read more 

Make sure to collect all evidence for a class action, emails, conversations etc will help.

Hi folks, I wonder how much should I ask for my base salary as a senior system engineer? I have ms and phd degrees from North America. Besides, I have two years of relevant research experience in a university setting. What would be the range I should... — read more