Pros: Flexible hours Can work from home when needed 'Unlimited vacation' good if decent tech lead Covers all health care premiums Always something interesting to work on ESPP 15% discount up to 15% of salary Promotion opportunity up to Senior Staff

Cons: Last 2 rounds of layoffs were not even announced. Management even denied layoffs days before. RSUs are now only for top performers (was 6-10%). Bonuses were 12%+, past 5 years about 6%. Stock is the same price as 11 years ago. All internal tools are now horrible because they either fired the teams that made them or fired everyone but one or two people to support the defunct tools. Any promotion above Senior Staff requires "Business Need". They usually require 3 years in a position before promotion. Any slight rating drop in a performance review can push your promotion out a few years. Don't wait, just get a new job and come back for a promotion. If your tech manager is good, you're fine. If they're horrible, you're screwed. Get a new one immediately. Check if your team has counterparts in India. Most teams do. If yours does, that means you will have 9 am meetings and much more often meetings/debug sessions between 9 pm and midnight.

Pros: Good pay, Good work culture, Cutting-edge technologies, No restrictions in dressing.

Cons: Work becomes monotonous sometimes. Growth is proportional to the years served.

Pros: Qualcomm has been a great company to work for in the past 5 years. The company provides competitive pay and good benefits.

Cons: Recent changes in the industry have forced layoffs and budget cuts. The company cut some of the rewards during the review cycle due to the budget cuts.