Qualcomm reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(10,959 total reviews)
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Cristiano Amon

70% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,959 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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11K reviews
1.0
Jul 14, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Location, facilities, stock going up, free pop

Cons

Experience largely depends on the team. On my there were lots of pressure, overtime (even over night) is expected and implied. People are treated like slaves. Morale is very low, many members of the team H1Bs that have no choice but to shut up and work. Management does not seem to care about the work life balance of its employees.

2.0
Aug 31, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Qualcomm is a very stable company, so there's no fear if the company will survive. The insurance policy is great for employees with family. Corporate identity is strong and there are quarterly team building events. Performance reviews are twice a year, but might not be getting more increment than companies with yearly reviews.

Cons

Work life balance is bad, and I have feedback about this to my supervisor, only to be told that "that's the way it is". The twice-yearly performance review system is a farce, the increments are more like yearly increment being spread out twice, and the increments are never worth the hours that we put in. Increment amounts are also dubious, and can differ > 5% between employees with same work function. The general focus is not on the engineering work, but on creating "visibility" for yourself, which seems to be the top "unwritten" agenda; if you've done good work and you don't sell/promote to your supervisors, its your own fault because its not their job to know and recognize what you've done. Some managers seems to be more concerned about VIP visits and RC activities than the real engineering work. Way too many meetings.

1.0
Apr 30, 2013

My Experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They do provide great benefits

Cons

When you have a medical condition that requires consistent accommodations expect it to be challenged. They will fight you until they are able to terminate you.

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