QCOM - Very challenging work, great benefits/bonuses, CRAZY LONG WORK HOURS IN QCT - A SWEATSHOP - Staff Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

4.0
8 Feb 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Challenging work, very professional staff, great benefits, industry leader, room to grow.

Cons

If working in the largest division, QCT - (Qualcomm CDMA Technologies) - it's a SWEATSHOP, SWEATSHOP, SWEATSHOP... expect 60+ hour weeks routine unless you are very good at pushing back. That is why they are industry leader - they extract more output per employee than similar companies at the expense of the employee.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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