Can anyone in this forum who has worked for both Apple and Qualcomm provide comparison about working environment and compensation structure between the two companies? No troll answer please.

As a new hire, I’m starting get concerned about this crisis and was wondering how likely is if for Q to start the lay offs especially for new hires?

I heard that several groups in the company received large salary increase recently. If it happens to be you, can you please share which group and how much increase you received?

Lay off imminent.

Stock holder finally understood executive are over paid for regular duties

Can someone chime in. I see glassdoor and levelsfyi info but it seems off. I'd appreciate any input.

Thoughts? Comments? Where is this taking us?

It is 2009 all over again and cuts will be deep and jobs will not come backs. Products not selling, supply chain starting to shutdown due to coronavirus, and employees get holding the bag and RIFed. Execs will get bonuses for cutting jobs.

And so it begins the inevitable....stock back to 50s...sure you can say Coronavirus but the reality is outside of 5G there is nothing. And even 5G is a competitive space with the usual QCOM dropping of prices and op margin to 10% in no time. In a... —  read more 

harder than you even thought of

What will happen to stock tomorrow? Company 4q 2019 earnings release COB tomorrow.

Reuters.com/article/us-broadcom-apple-verdict/caltech-wins-1-1-billion-jury-verdict-in-patent-case-against-apple-broadcom-idUSKBN1ZS399

How many work at the company? What is the overall employee count at San Diego?

Please keep it civil.

Where can I download Qualcomm W2. I was let go last year and will need to download a copy for my 2020 taxes.

Now suddenly our managers started listing potential employees for lay offs. Is something big coming up? My VP asked me to find essential employees to conduct regular jobs for next 15 months. It seems like some lay off coming.

I say 2020 will be good for us. Agree or disagree?

Directors and above are once again promoting their friends to Managers and in order to justify the promotion, they put direct reports under them. It's all political and in no way contributes to the productivity of the company, since these managers... —  read more 

No career progress No recognition for talent Degrading behavior of manager Total wastage of great talent!!

Have you heard anything about potential Qualcomm Layoffs 2020? Any news or rumors?

If QCOM treated us like that every year, they would be the best compa ny to work for! thank you qualcomm! but keep doing that! don't screw us again next year!

I heard 5% lay off coming since most of the work on 5G is done, demand is slowing down from Asia.

My manager just sent me my performance review as rating of 4. Can I get promotion with that rating? Do I need a 5 for promotion? Will the performance review also shown if you are promoted?

Former svp was strong opponent to the retention program and ended up loosing many strong folks in the CA offices.What are his successor thoughts about retention. Is he more willing to give packages out?

What more do you want to ask for

They are coming to San Diego too... This is good for all of us (Reuters) - Google owner Alphabet Inc has made an offer to acquire U.S. wearable device maker Fitbit Inc, as it eyes a slice of the crowded market for fitness trackers and... —  read more 

4-5 people We’re let go yesterday. Beginning of bad thing again?

If I am not happy and have evidence to back my claim for a higher rating what's the best course of action?

manager told me 2 is the new “3–meet expectation”. Is that true? or just indicates I will be let go in the coming lay-off, if any. I never had a less 50% score like 2/5 since I joined Q.

Reorganize and restructure in March. Many directors will pack up this time.

Earning for this quarter should be decent, however terrible for next quarter as China slowing and cut orders by 45%. Brace for huge lay off As management working on Laying off workers who is with the company for 8+ Years. 5G roll over not as... —  read more 

Got an offer for 'AST' @ 'Qualcomm'. After reading everything on this board, considering not bothering, and holding out for another opportunity. Is it worth giving it a chance, or do I move on? Appreciate any feedback.

Jonathan joined Qualcomm from a tier 1 college. Jonathan was abused day and night with shift testing work though in a dev team. Jonathan was given low salary. Jonathan tried his best to prove his capability, but was shut down my the scavenging... —  read more 

Jeremy used to work for Qualcomm. Jeremy was a very evil boy. Jeremy used to abuse his team members. Jeremy used to steal credit from team members. Jeremy used to behave like good boy in front of his manager. Jeremy's manager was also super evil... —  read more 

What is wrong with the PMIC VI group? Every single person I've meet from this group is complaining. Engineers in this group look depressed all the time. What is going on there?

Tom used to work for Qualcomm. Tom used to be depressed. Then Tom left Qualcomm. Tom was happy. Tom earned more money than ever. Fin.

Mrs. Gendron, what you've just said is one of the most insanely id–tic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you weven close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is... —  read more 

https://www.thelayoff.com/samsung https://www.samsung.com/us/sas/Business/Technology World-Class Infrastructure Samsung first began its foundry business in 2005. In 2017, Samsung Austin Semiconductor became a part of the foundry family... —  read more