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      Qualcomm

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      Qualcomm reviews

      3.8

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (10,989 total reviews)
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      Cristiano Amon

      69% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Senior management

      Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,989 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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      11K reviews
      2.0
      Oct 17, 2014

      No work-life balance in QCT and Target SW division

      Software/systems test engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Review done every 6 months...good benefit package.

      Cons

      Lots of late hours and weekend work expected from most engineers and sr engineers...bad managers with bad people skills carrying out directions and pushing it down to whoever...no work life balance at all. HR will mostly take management side...I saw hired consultants not getting paid for weekend work, management wont approve their hours. Maybe ok if you are not working for QCT /Target SW division...not worth sacrificing family time just for the great benefit package...there are plenty of othe companies in San Diego who will pay more salary.

      1.0
      Nov 27, 2013

      Mature process, immature IT management - no integrity

      It staff engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Qualcomm has a great work-life balance if your manager permits you to take advantage of it. The medical benifits provided are great!

      Cons

      No integrity in IT Management No recognition for new employees Tasks/Projects/Milestones accomplished are not communicated up the management chain, especially in IT. Instead, the manager will take credit for great work and accomplishments and has at least one level below to blame when things don't go as favorably. Very secretive and cowardly promotion and bonus/perk structures. Will actively deny or make extremely difficult the ability to transfer internally.

      3.0
      Nov 8, 2013

      Downward spiral

      Senior staff engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pay is excellent and you really are working with the cream of the crop, best of the best, etc. The engineers and designers there are amazing.

      Cons

      The company is cutting the employees' benefits and perks a little every year. When I started a decade ago, everyone got an office, our pay was in the top %ile, insurance was top notch, there were device and education subsidies. Over time, each of these is vanishing; our salaries are median at best, our insurance is okay but not great, our device subsidies have vanished. And the list goes on. It's still an ok company to work for, but it is coasting on a previous reputation, and isn't nearly as great as it once was.

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