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Great Learning, Terrible Work-life

Engineering Intern
Former Employee
Worked at Qualcomm for 2 years
January 17, 2015
Farnborough, Hampshire
3.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Friendly staff, flexible hours, technically challenging work, and a fair amount of free activities (music/sports) during lunch hours. Great opportunities to get patents and learn with the internal, voluntary employee presentation scheme.

Cons

Poor middle management and work-life balance. Management over-subscribes work, and the pressure piles on lower roles. My team worked 12-hour shifts at times, commonly arriving at 8 am and still having an hour-long conference call to take at 6 pm.

Internal politics are also a joke. Expect to RSVP managers into email to get a reply.

Advice to Management

Learn to say no to work.

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