The Trumpism has never been more appropriate. I’m out from QCA. May 4 last day. Termination June 16. Vested in May 20 shares but nothing beyond that.
It is not over
More notifications are being handed out today, I know of at least one person who was affected this morning. From what I'm hearing, this will continue until the end of the week, but it will not spill into the next one. I really wish they would do it... — read more
Execs such as VP, Sr Dir, etc. notifications
Did Execs such as VPs, Sr Directors, etc. who got the boot receive their notifications last week? Serious replies only please.
Time to believe in yourself and realize you are more valuable than you thought.
Time you spent at Qualcomm is not a waste. Hate to get laid off but there is a better future waiting for you in the unknown.
The Process
Getting laid off begins a process, which starts off with you feeling "relieved" sometimes, or "Free" from a bad situation. At this stage, you have a high opinion of your value to a company and view yourself as a fully employed desirable contributor... — read more
Today is the 2nd day
More notifications today. Good luck everyone!
Any word on getting our bricks back
I wasn't affected (wfh yesterday, got out of it), did anyone ask how we can get our brick back between N and L?
Realizing Irwin's original vision for Qualcomm
Remember, folks - Irwin's original idea for Qualcomm was a company that was in the size range of '.... 100 people or less....'. Sooo, the current 'executive' team is simply executing a strategy to realize the founding idea. QC got as big as it did by... — read more
Good news, Management is getting axed too!
they deserve it!
Time for whatever's next
I was affected by the layoff. I'm finding myself with mixed feelings. I've become bored with what I've been doing for too long. Also, the toxic environment keeps getting worse. I don't see it getting better anytime soon. This will force me to... — read more
None to is to blame here, its happening because of 'Winner takes all' drive fueled by 'Digital Transformation!
Every sector of economy is trying to grapple with this new reality,Qualcomm is no different, time to swallow the pride and move on!
Many teams gone in QIPL.
Shock everywhere. Even low cost center tag doesn't help.
3,400
Not mine, this was estimated by HUF - see @SLFhB1O-huf
How many SVP lost their jobs?
Zero Zero accountability waste money fixing the Q. replace by 0.
Keep calm, gather yourself and move forward
The job market right now is better than it has been in the last few years. Instead of taking your frustration out by blaming someone (whether they deserve it or not), direct your energy in a positive direction. Believe in your abilities, learn... — read more
if you accept the severance package, don't do this
when you accept the severance package from my source, the system will ask if you want an electronic copy to be sent to your personal email and you should NOT do it ... One of my colleagues did this but never be able to receive the email and it makes... — read more
I got the axe today....
...so no more worrying about layoff.....time to move on. I will miss many people ❤️❤️❤️ But will not miss the company. I won’t do a James Comey by complaining about management but I am so disappointed. Best wishes to all....I am may drop In here... — read more
Are you a Partner, or a Pawn?
Still at the Q? Time to ask yourself these questions: 1) Do you want to work WITH your company, or FOR your company? 2) Do you want them to do things WITH you, or TO you? Based on he way this layoff was handled, it seems Q has made the full... — read more
Expected size of this layoff round
The company is quiet on this so they will likely trickle this over a period. To get an idea if the size a comparison with Intel may help. Intel did ACT layoff included vsp isp erp for 12000 employees for 1.2B cost in 2016, the packages were very... — read more
What happened to layoff of sr staff and above,?
Wasn't it mentioned in all hands that layoff would be Sr Staff and above first? Does it appear that way to you?
https://www.axios.com/qualcomm-confirms-layoffs-11404839-5f1b-4c13-ae24-8db80ba70d5c.html
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like it's over.
Is there any layoff in India??
I heard layoff is more global this time, as last time it got more concentrated on only us jobs
It seems that lay off just started today, will continue next few days
There are several meeting being scheduled until next week.
Drumroll.......
1321 total and only 120 within IT. Knowledge transfer is the idea? F--- you! I’ll share with open source instead of the dumb--ses that y’all kept....
Layoffs done slowly and painfully
lots of companies are opting for slow, painful layoffs the past year. No idea why but if you read "Latest Posts" now and again you'll see people from all sorts of companies complaining about neverending layoffs where you don't know if you'll come... — read more
Datacenter group
Did the datacenter processor (Centriq) group in Raleigh, NC and San Jose, CA get effected?
No Sev package ?
Please confirm or what is it. Worried about tomorrow as I see a meeting!
Which team got affected the most ?
To get an idea of how fair this whole this is going to be.
Q buying new Gulfstream
Execs to celebrate cost cutting by a new $100M Gulfstream like they bought after 2015 layoff.
It is a small lay off. I don’t think even they saved 20 million
I believe huge lay off ahead!
Bldg M?
What's going on over at Bldg M? I heard they were outsourcing the whole thing.
Human resources monitoring
Does The HR group monitor this site? How about execs? They can learn a lot about how the empoyees feel. My first time on this site and I am perplexed. Good luck all.
Let's create a startup to take on Q
All those who are affected, let's take on Q ....let's create a startup.
Have we hit the $1.x B that promised to shareholders?
Didn't get noticed this round but not sure what's next....