Qualcomm

You can work on some of the most interesting technologies. I have personally worked on cell phone SoCs, automotive SoCs, and virtual reality SoCs. It is very difficult to get this kind of exposure in other companies. Also, the company intranet is a treasure trove of information. It is always easy to find an expert on any particular technology within the company.

a) Extremely political. Higher-level promotions are rarely based on merit but more on favor from one VP to another. b) Compensation is not competitive with the market anymore. c) Qualcomm's most important USP was that it was employee-friendly. Recent actions have completely tarnished this image. Irwin Jacobs will be sad to see what the company has come to.

a) Bring back meritocracy. Senior level promotions should be similar to a tenure procedure.

b) Decouple compensation from the title.

c) Reduce the number of titles. All Sr. titles should be abolished. It should be Engineer, Staff, Director and VP.

d) Increase collaboration across teams. Currently there is unhealthy competition and distrust across teams.

e) Emerging technologies take time and money to mature. Invest in them organically instead of trying to buy revenue for short-term Wall Street gains.