Worst IT Department around. - werkgeversreview Senior IT Engineer bij Qualcomm

1,0
20 mei 2015
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Pluspunten

Can't really think of any. Even their 401k matching isn't that great.

Minpunten

The Corporate IT department is underpaid and understaffed. The majority of the employees are disgruntled and spend their weeks (and weekends) stuffed in cubicles with frowns on their faces. The management is morally and politically corrupt. Consisting of a cultish group of Qualcomm "lifers" (many have been there 15+ years) who really only lookout for their own. Many have no credible management training and no degree above high school. They were simply just there long enough and eventually pushed into management. To these people, nothing else matters. This group is essentially closed off to outsiders, so forget about being in it. They also enjoy flaunting their money to everyone (BMW cars, $10k watches, Tesla cars etc...) thus lowering the moral of their staff even further. Qualcomm boasts the phrase "work life balance", however to management, work is their life so the phrase is all but irrelevant to them, which in turn filters down to the employees. So employees get worked to the bone. Promotions, performance and appreciation (and remaining employed) are honored on a strict "who you know/blow" basis. Hence, if you grease the right wheel or know the right people you can get 3 promotions in 3 years, even if you do nothing. But if you aren't a wheel greaser, or you challenge their ancient system, you may get one promotion in a decade, despite busting your butt.

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Pluspunten

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Minpunten

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