Qualcomm Layoffs 2026: What’s Confirmed vs. What’s Rumored

Following the email from Cristiano, here are some things that I know and that I heard/read so far:

What's confirmed:

Amon's layoff email.
Confirmed cuts with some of my friends (and posts here0
The exact % of ppl being laid off has not been confirmed publicly.

Rumors circulating:

7–9% layoffs across BUs and locations.
Performance-based cuts - some are suggesting this I doubt it
Org-dependent impact - % cut will vary by org - this is highly possible IMO, it'd follow the pattern from before.
Timeline - rumors is that we have 1mo+ before more details become clear.
New hires - People joining in Nov are puzzled - a number of roles in Automotive are starting in Nov - talked to a friend

Why cuts??? All speculative but come to mind

Weak smartphone demand
Rising memory prices
Increasing competition from AAPL/Samsung
Pricing power issues

Chime in if u have something to add, feel free to challenge any of these, I am puzzled and many of these may be inaccurate (aside from that top section)

#Competition #Cuts #Layoffs #Performance #Rumor

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I was impacted in the previous 2023 layoffs. It was never about performance. It was really about who is disposable and how teams could be moved abroad. My entire project got moved to QIPL, so my lead and I got laid off. I had a high 3 and a 4 the previous two years...

Seeing a lot of jobs show up in cheaper european locations recently compared to a few months ago.

Percentage higher than 10%. Anyone in a non-engineering role who has been with the company a while and making “too much” will be cut. Engineers in top heavy BUs, have been with the company more than 15 years, or are over 40 years old will be cut over lower paid coworkers regardless of performance.

Rumor is some execs believe Jack Welch was a good example. QC is cooked, take the severance if you have opportunity to do the needful.

@ce Yes , this information confirmed to be true.

Not official announcement but source is from exec level: 5-10% cut depending on the BU and location. One of the Asia regional office is 7% which is confirmed locally.
Rumor: Biggest impact will be mobile BU eng.

Thank you for separating facts from rumors. That helps a lot because whenever such an abrupt announcement happens, it comes with a lot of fog of information.

Well, now I know why the recruiter keeps ghosting me.

Sorry to hear this guys.

Good luck all.

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