Thread regarding Qualcomm Inc. layoffs

Dog bones dog's wife. Dog not welcome in rancho lame-o golf clubhouse anymore

Dog eats Dog

@JlHH9df-5obf, has a female employee ever told a male co-worker..."Nice Bulge!", then slapped him on the butt? Probably not, since it would be hard to find any bulge over the cheetohs induced gut. Suppose it did happen -- If male fatty actually complained and HR came back and said "Don't show your male cameltoe" around then it's safe to say there's no doublestandard

-4qpw: Has HR ever disciplined male workers for wearing pants that were too tight? If not, they better not discipline female workers for their wardrobe choices!

HR doesn't wear mini skirt. HR would blame a regular employee for wearing something too "provocative" among horny loser men should said employee complain about sεxual harassment. Then 1jxn will suggest jumping from the basement after another downward floor revision (like Q EPS)

1jxn again. After company-instilled sensitivity training, I am now recommending that you jump off the first floor. It will help reduce Qualcomm's workman's comp and I am told that some disabled employees are unable to get to the higher floors anyway and I should have been more sensitive to that.

Hey 3dcc,

I guess you haven't noticed that there are lawyers working in HR. They do indeed function as protectors of the company. That's one of their main functions. Look at who gets involved in PIPs, harassment claims, and compliance. It's the lawyers, not the SDSU co-ed in the mini skirt.

@JlHH9df-3dcc, I don't think a bunch of psych major flunkies from SDSU really protect the company. At best they are there to belittle the employee or blaming the employee for wearing too short of a skirt. the lawyers actually protect the company, not HR.

at least, pte will have two candidates qualify to compete with usain bolt in 2020 Tokyo Olympic

So sad... feel sorry for those that truly contribute to the system. Pte mgmt have to change!

There are few guys sitting in 9th floor break room. Always seems that they are conspiring.

Op here. Been reading the comments. I had been threatened. Preparing to leave. Morons did not let me move to other team. So out of PTE. I always worked in lab never understood politics.

Believe me, the paycheck is not worth the price you will pay in your health

1jxn back once more (last post was a poor impersonation of me).

A couple of points for the naive people here-

1. HR is not your friend and is not on your side. If you have a real problem (i.e. not some trivial complaint about haveing your feelings hurt) contact someone outside the company. HR is there to PROTECT THECOMPANY.

2. If you don't like your boss and/or he/she doesn't like you, either transfer to another department, or look for a new job. You will almost certainly loose in a battle with your boss.

3. If you absolutely have to jump, at least clear the lower balconies so you don't damage the railing glass on the lower ones. If you really want to impress, clear the entire cafeteria roof as well and crater the concrete walk way.

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Supervisor or coworker exhibits verbal anger or aggression toward you;

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Supervisor undeservedly punishes you physically, psychologically, or emotionally;

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Supervisor or coworker humiliates or embarrasses you in front of others;

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Supervisor or coworker tampers with your personal belongings w/o legal justification or valid security concerns;

Supervisor or coworker stalks, spies on, or pesters you;

Supervisor or coworker forces or aggressively persuades you to lie or do/say things against your will;

Supervisor or coworker threatens you with unwarranted punishment/termination, or uses physical, emotional, or psychological abuse;

Supervisor or coworker communicates with you offensively with demeaning jokes, rumors, gossip, harassment, or profanity;

Supervisor uses unfair tactics to block your progression, growth, or advancement within the organization;

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Supervisor or coworker consistently tries to rationalize their negative behaviors;

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Supervisor or coworker makes you feel like you’re the problem for their negative behaviors:

Supervisor or coworker deliberately delays or blocks your work, progress on an assignment, etc. undermining your job;

Supervisor or coworker pits you and other employees against each other to create conflict and competition;

Supervisor removes responsibilities from your role without cause;

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Supervisor or coworker takes credit for your ideas and hard work;

@-2qat: Why bother with a class action, where most of the money goes to attorneys? If you have a valid claim, you can file w/ EEOC for free, & make Qualcomm's attorneys waste a day or two in mediation with each of you. You would most likely get more money in about 30 days than you'd get after years of litigation. Remember the time value of money. Also, w/ EEOC filing, your future employer doesn't find out. If only one or two people do this, it's a nuisance to Qualcomm. If you really do have a whole crowd, and the they all do this, it can have a more severe economic impact on Qualcomm's Legal and HR Depts., and they might actually be forced to do something to address the problems.

Wow, really? No way

Guys please get together for a class action suit against QC, there is a group of people already....

so there ya have it. typical "happy to even have a job" syndrome, coasting along cause his/her ambition already jumped out the 11th floor window long ago. Do you stop by building N every morning to tell HR how grateful you are for this daily bread?

"Not a bad place to work" is the great attractor for the lazy and complacent. I could leave but...meh, the free soda is cool and San Diego has enough chain restaurants for me. I guess I'll stay

@-hrp: You must be one of the "evil HR ladies." I brought my problems w/ superiors to HR's attention 3 times before I left. You f*cktards did NOTHING except pretend to be sympathetic and let the issues fester. Why in god's name would anyone with any sense trust you people! The only reason I didn't sue the crap out of all of you is because I had a lawyer who was honest enough to tell me up front that it would be a waste of time and money, because, even if I won, nothing would change at Qualcomm, and it could permanently damage my career prospects elsewhere. So there it is, people. If you're good at your job, go elsewhere. Nothing will change at Qualcomm until they are forced to change their business methods in order to attract qualified engineers.

1jxn again. After consulting with my sensitivity coach, I'm now recommending a simple 3rd floor balcony jump so the OP can collect workman's comp.

Seriously though, Q is not a bad place to work. I think people just got spoiled because it was an incredible place to work in the past. Those who's only work experience is Q have nothing to compare it to.

Maybe the OP just needs a good cry.

This thread is a good representation of the class act that is the q

1jxn here. I want to appologise to the OP. My 11th floor balcony post was completely uncalled for. I really should have recommended no more than the 9th floor. Sorry for being so harsh.

1jxn: that is not a nice response.

are we in "Dog eats dog environment"?

1jxn. You seem to be hr or Sr. Staff who are bunch of morons.

@1pnp. Refrain from making such comments.

Yeah I know a guy who works in pte. He is scared literally scared of his bosses. Seems to be fked up group. My team is bad but his team seems like a chop shop.

Great place to work. Stop complaining you spoil sports.

So what's the OP's excuse for staying? A--licker or bought a house & has kids? Or could it be that he's just a sh--ty engineer and the thing they're insisting he/she do is COME TO WORK?

I suspect the majority of posters here are either the people who lost their jobs, or are not good enough to find new positions in other companies.

The 11th floor balcony access is still open...

mcz:. Linux Android team is hopeless until all the old timers directors+ folks leave or get replaced. Pointless staying there until it is fixed. These folks are just plain bad... They simply put on facades and are s--- ups.

Better to change teams or look outside Qualcomm, if you are under these leadership.

I don't think anybody should stay in a place of work where they feel threatened or abused. If this is the case, you should bring it up with Human Resources. If you don't get any results from HR, you should try to find a place more suitable for you.

I know it may be hard to start in a new company, but nothing is worth more than you health; physically or mentally.

Sr. Staff also refuse to consider suggested procedures that would improve product, decrease human error, and generally make excessive hours unnecessary--e.g.: better Linux testing programs. So f*ck them all! I left. Glad I did.