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All engineering is going to India
Except for 5G, the plan is to move all engineering to India (cost saving). A new lease for a huge building is being negotiated.
Second round of lay off in the table before NXPI acquisition. Third round after that.
My VP already has the list for second round of lay off happening in July
Qualcomm April 2018 Layoffs - ABC 10 TV Coverage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZke74kiHEE
Qualcomm April 2018 Layoffs - ABC 10 TV Coverage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZke74kiHEE
Why do people stay at the Q?
I GTFO of the Q almost 3 years ago because I saw that the company wasn't going anywhere. Is it seriously that interesting rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic?
Advice from ex laidoff Qualcomm employee: Good things are wiating for you outside Qualcomm
I was laid-off by Qualcomm in 2015....I am not trying to brag but if it brings any comfort to all my friends here, I was able to find a much better job ( Great manager/ team, working on cutting edge technology that directly improves peoples lives and... — read more
Boulder?
Any news on Boulder office?
QCA layoff numbers
Any news about QCA layoff headcount reduction?
Be positive, 5G will generate many opportunities
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/16/technology/china-united-states-5g-technology-study/index.html "The US wireless industry is prepared to pump $275 billion into 5G deployment, which could create up to 3 million new jobs and boost the country's GDP by... — read more
How many H1Bs laid off versus PermanentResidents/Citizens ?
Will the department of labor demand this information ?
need to stay until termination date to have the severance package
Good one, reduction team doing a good job. ppl need to stay until termination date to have the severance package. if you find a job before your termination date, you need to leave as resignation. good, and probably pay your sign-on bonus back, if you... — read more
All H1B's booted out in our Team
So much for cheap labor nonsense, all of them are gone. Poor folks would have to find a job before their last day or they will have to leave the country. A colleague was literally in tears, as he was 3 months from getting his Green card. He had... — read more
Huge Layoff at NJRC today
I’m from NJRC and lucky to have stayed. I however saw around 90+ people get notices today. Very sad. We, the people who remain behind don’t know what’s in store for us and are also worried. The management here completely s---s and has no foresight... — read more
Surprise...It's going to get a LOT worse
Look at it this way. They need to make that $117b offer seem like a bad deal to the investors so let's use the number $130b as a base line. Company is GOING to get broken up, then it's GOING to sell off those divisions that aren't the main... — read more
The communication and handling of the layoffs could have been much better
Extreme poor handling. For a company that has planned this for a few months now, it could have been much better. What do you think?
Tech Industry in serious trouble
I googled every major Tech co. to see what they're doing and in the past year, as well as currently, every company is laying people off. I'm talking Microsoft to Dell, Intel, IBM, name a company, they're laying people off. Even Amazon, if you can... — read more
High ratings but shown the boot!
Had ratings of 6 or better in the last 4 years, yet still shown the boot. Not sure what criteria was used but time to move on!
Dept of labor Notifications for H1B.
See under HR links in qnet. These are public notices.
Layoffs official-Naysayers proven wrong AGAIN
We all want to hope for the best, but some take it too far and mock anyone who says anything about layoffs. These are the people who never developed emotionally past grade 3, so their responses to a threat are childlike. Ignore them, their denial... — read more
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Address: 17111 El Vuelo in Rancho Santa Fe Created for the co-founder of Qualcomm, listed by my firm and sited squarely at the top of San Diego's hot real estate market. Seller will entertain offers between $33,963,000 & $39,963,000 Video:... — read more
1,000 Layoffs at Qualcomm (April 2018)
[Source Below, KGTV ABC News, Channel 10, San Diego] The employee told 10News that they estimate the company is laying off more than 1,000 people across the board from management down. Source:... — read more
Next Quarter = Next layoff Round
Possible? Likely? Thoughts?
Most layoff done
Our VP kept an all hands now and told everyone that layoffs were completed and everyone present in the meeting are safe. But it sure varies across departments. Most folks already got the notice in the morning
To: directors and senior directors
Please send a courtesy email to those not impacted so they can focus on work....
Welcome to Qualcomm's biannual layoff day
We hope you enjoy the day. Management is working hard to make this event more frequent, annual or even semi-annual.
IS that all??
Are we done with it yet? Can we dust our hands and get back to work until the next layoff?
10news Layoffs coming to Qualcomm, employees report
https://www.10news.com/news/layoffs-coming-to-qualcomm-employees-report
How many total laid off?
What is the count?
How many Q lawyers got laid off?
Or is this only technical staff
Dear Qualcomm
Your most influential employees are getting vocal – and more visible. Traditionally, corporate communications has had an implicitly collegial agreement with employees that went something like this: We’ll tell you the company news, and welcome your... — read more