Good place to work but not the great place it once was - Program Manager Qualcomm Employee Review

3.0
Jan 8, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Large network, great people, flexible hours, variety of projects/technologies, pay is decent and the benefits are still good though not what they once were.

Cons

Benefits are changing. Recently went from two performance-based raises/bonuses per year to one per year (starting in 2016). Also, due to Fall 2015 layoffs employee moral is down. Over the past few years we've seen most of our "fun money" cut from the budget. Rare but boring offsite team builders, no company sponsored happy hours, no company sponsored lunches, and no large company holiday parties. Flashback to 5 years ago when we had Dave Matthews play our company-wide 25th anniversary party...those were the days!

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Great company. Corporate teams always striving to be the best which is a great atmosphere to be in and learn from.

Cons

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3.0
Jun 2, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits, the pay is like okay. Some cool reimbursement programs and health centers on campus

Cons

Career progression and culture varies extremely depending on department. Some parts almost set you up for failure and it's difficult to gain new skills. Lots of qualcomm teams are too scared to explore new technologies and migrate to state of the art services and are comfortable in sticking with old technology for familiarity. Also, HR does nothing if a coworker makes you uncomfortable.

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