Horribly Political and Disruptive - Program Manager Qualcomm Employee Review

2.0
Mar 10, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- Some great minds still work there - Reasonably good benefits (used to be much better, however) - Used to be an absolutely awesome company. Is it possible for that to happen again?

Cons

- A top-heavy company, resulting in a horribly political environment with much backstabbing as all levels of management try to "make their mark" without regard for the inefficiencies resulting from most of their initiatives. - A tough company for females! - A Culture of Fear: an environment where high level executives decide it is OK to yell at everyone in every single meeting instead of leading by example and identifying the real problems that are occurring within Qualcomm. Note to Bosses: If you are yelling at everyone, feeling that your whole team is lacking, maybe you are the problem, not your team. Turn inward, work with your team in a positive manner, and fix the issues!

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