Great company, bad IT management - IT Manager Qualcomm Employee Review

3.0
Mar 19, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Outstanding work-life balance! Company policies are geared toward providing great facilities for its employees 2. Love San Diego campus 3. Mobile technologies are on continuous growth path

Cons

1. Mgmt (IT) is politically astute but morally corrupt 2. Company's sudden growth and generous policies have resulted in several old timers staying way past their competency periods. All that these people do is gang-up and play dirty politics to ensure no new stars shine in the company 3. IT is a small, insignificant blip on business mgmt

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