Please HR let them go, they are just walking around in non sense meetings doing nothing!! They deserve to stay home and do some backyard work

(IGOR, with hungry eyes) Master you can buy cheese pizza on the phone.

(Genius cont.) long years of study and celestial inspiration. It is truly marvelous! ..... (Igor, emotionless) Master, they both play the same song.

The previous company was Finnish owned and full of a real cross section of people from all over the US, Europe, Japan, Latin America and the African continent. This was a much better environment to work in than Qualcomm is. So sick of the monotony of... — read more 

debt with the severance, live below your means and you'll make a lot more in the long run that being a slave for an outdated business with myopic leadership.

any raise?

I wonder if Steve wasn't white, tall, and above average looking (I am not gay) if he would be where he is? Notice how all the top execs, even that one black guy we had, were all tall.

http://boingboing.net/2015/10/05/air-france-execs-clothes-tor.html

Healthy competition from healthy companies is good news for tech workers. It means greater opportunities for everyone. Great that Q got back part of the S7 business. Hopefully this was a wake-up call.

oh yeah. Q will have a new future starting from this moment

Intel...with HP A close second.

Just 3 words. Fvck you money. Something Q folks have. Something you don't. It still sucks to be you.

Yes Master, they'll flock to buy your part (yeah yeah you crazy old fart)

If they still cannot find jobs by Nov20? People are still felling OK as they still have a place to go and pretend to their partners they are not fired.

SM used to have a headcount of ~31500. Now ph displays less than 27000. Did we really have 4000 interns or has HR perfected the vanisher? Nobody RIFed is gone off yet, are they?

There are the disgruntled Q people. And there are the non-Q people that seem just as miserable. Are things really that bad out there for people?

Are you all expecting lower bonuses and RSU's this time around? Is this review mainly to weed out more people for RIFs? http://www.bidnessetc.com/54055-qualcomm-inc-to-pursue-more-lay-offs/

You didn't think a company built on patents and threats of lawsuits was worth more than one with actual fabs did you?

Upto 30% lay off possible.

Called them up to see what the deal is. They will not tell you what the deal is until you are collecting unemployment and agree to their financial counselling session. Their info on their website is not clear enough to actually be very useful. My... — read more 

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/surprise--paying-ceos-for-stock-performance-doesn-t-help-companies--cornell-183854141.html

I am looking for employment lawyer for non-Qualcomm issue. Any suggestion with lawyer contact info will be appreciated.

While I tend to take self-styled investment experts with a ginormous grain of salt, it pays to keep tabs on what the "Street" is saying about the competition: SUMMARY: (1) Apple says it sold over 13 million iPhones this launch weekend compared to 11... — read more 

Bitter landlord 2. Bitter renter 3. H1B poster 4. Job hunter 5. CEO salary poster 6. HR cheerleader 7. Stock news poster 8. R&D song writer 9. Q spin off news poster 10. The guy who finds a new job every week

Mollenkopf is too busy flying all over the place using QC's new $70 million Gulfstream jet. You know, the jet QC paid for, by laying off thousands of people!

Over last few weeks, it was a steady stream of Linkedin requests and sometimes personal emails and also lunch time chats from those that were affected. While talking to them, it was with heavy heart and sadness that I listened to their stories; It... — read more 

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2171916 .....

https://corporatewatch.org/publications/2006/whats-wrong-corporate-social-responsibility ...... good reading for the weekend.

Shit happened and now we move on. I was all wound up, but now I'm fine. The next chapter will be better than the previous.

@songwriter from Corp R&D garage band?

Aren't you tired from those sleepless nights ...free your conscience... the gvt is expecting you...just tell them the truth...

Too many people are negative here, but overall I think the economy is tanking. I'm throwing in my chips not because I don't trust in the Q, but I think it's about time we had another recession. May as well cash out now, and hang out in Cabo while the... — read more 

one of the directors told me.