Poor leadership skills engineers promoted not to lead but to push others - Systems Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

1.0
Oct 24, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Right now, stable company to work for

Cons

no recognition, no promotion if you do work, no promotion if you don't speak language other than english, no promotion if u don't work late even if you come at 5.00 AM, no promotion if you say NO to your lead, no promotion if you stress on quality

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5.0
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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
Recommend
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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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