Qualcomm reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(10,982 total reviews)
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Cristiano Amon

68% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,982 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Qualcomm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Oct 18, 2013
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Pros

Good benefits, very talented engineers, not too bureaucratic for a company of its size

Cons

At least 50% of the managers are totally incompetent as managers. They are busy playing politics all day long and trying to force their agenda on others. Most managers act like individual contributors whose directs exist for the sole purpose of cleaning their leftovers. Agreeing on expectations, providing feedback, asking instead of commanding and coaching is something I haven't seen from any manager in this company. This is all a result of a poor management culture and promotion for the wrong reasons. The organizational hierarchy is so vertical that most managers have fewer than 4 directs. This means you need to to fill an awful lot of management positions from a pool for technocrats, how well can this turn out to be? Senior management is completely detached. To illustrate it, 16,000 company employees (60%) report to a single manager who sits 3 levels below the CEO.

4.0
Jun 2, 2012
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Pros

Good benefits Some good talented people around Good HR policies Stable Nice city

Cons

Too stressful Too many directors & sr. directors. Dump middle management, over aggressive ping and mailing around Just pushing limits and crazy deadlines No life & low life make you feel second class Too many desi ruining the work culture and dont have any life other than work Anything and whatever is not enough Too much politics for promotion very hard

2.0
Apr 12, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are superb: great medical, chiropractic, onsite gyms and health programs, catered lunches (depending on group/job), discount coupons, free Duncan Donuts coffee and sodas. Dynamic, performance driven environment creates challenge and professional development. Learn and be involved with exciting and innovative new technologies. Worked with very intelligent, talented, and sociable people.

Cons

Although work/life balance is stressed company wide, many positions and groups require extensive hours with very volatile, stressful working conditions. Some positions require more and more responsibilities the longer you are there with very limited resources. If you take the time off, you will have to put in the time you missed to keep your head above water and face the wrath of not meeting your deadlines, which, in turn creates more stress. Some groups have no teamwork. You get siloed into a very complicated technical position so no one on your team can back you up or even knows exactly what you do. Conversely, you may not have a full understanding of your coworker's responsibilities. Everyone is too busy for crosstraining. Upper management does not approve headcount for department head's needs. Workplace stress is common. I have been in the workforce for 22 years and my position here was by far the most stressful job I have ever had. Again, this differs from department to department and will depend on the group and manager you are working for. Interpersonal conflicts and power struggles were commonplace. Management may be very talented technically and innovatively but not have soft skills required to be a good manager.

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