Thread regarding Qualcomm Inc. layoffs

Eliminate Titles and Bureaucracy

Keep it simple

HW or SW engineer (may have reports)

Manager (20+)

Director - 200+

VP - 1000+

SVP - 5000+

EVP - 10,000+

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Where do they stack up in the chain ? Above or below directors ?

someone above them are helping them right ?

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Post ID: @1gjf+RXZkX0W

Principal engineers are senior engineers but with no work and utterly useless

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Post ID: @1mwu+RXZkX0W

wow... How do we get that job....sounds very cool.

How many of this title are in there and is it easy to get it ? Are they productive ?

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Post ID: @1wky+RXZkX0W

Principals are Senior Engineers who stayed 15+ years with the company and now acting as consultants with no demonstrable output and 3X more comp.

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Post ID: @1hxc+RXZkX0W

What is a principal ? Are they above Directors ? where do they stack up and what do they do ?

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Post ID: @1ror+RXZkX0W

How about all Principals? These scientists also don’t have any report neither technical background......

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Post ID: @lgy+RXZkX0W

Good idea. Every year they should have a revered review process. Can someone start the process to kick start this.

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Post ID: @vvh+RXZkX0W

Can Engineers do performance evaluations for directors this time please. Also, directors do the same for VP's.

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Post ID: @jtk+RXZkX0W

Engineering Directors with less than 100 reports ? What on earth are they 'directing' ???

Well we all know; status report collecting, errrr, and, errr, oh yes, meetings.

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Post ID: @nlp+RXZkX0W

Looks like the rules of a Hammurabi game.

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Post ID: @qxz+RXZkX0W

OK dear Director with zero reports. now go back to status collecting.

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Post ID: @axi+RXZkX0W

From simple minds come simple solutions, dear QCT Sr Engineer.

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