No one should wish for layoffs.
However, Qcom does operate inefficiently. I found that whatever takes a few weeks in my old company takes months and months here. Deadlines go by and it's not a big deal. At my old company, there was a lot of yelling, but everyone came together as a team to get things done fast. Here, everyone is focused more on how not to get your code changes in by making petty comments and making sure you follow the process. In general, people don't want to get work done here. My site has prohibited WFH, but staff+ still do so. There's this one woman in my site who has a doctor's appointment once a week. If it's not for her, it's for her pet cat. On the other hand, in my old company some people used to commute 60+ miles everyday. People don't want to get work done here.
The inefficiency in which Qcom operates is reflected in QCT's low profit margins.
Posted by @PaFdhnw-1zou, and unfortunately, the person paints a correct if sad picture of today's Qualcomm. This is one of the things that has to change if we are to move forward.