years at Qualcomm Rs lakh salary and now a layoff scare. She joined Qualcomm at 24 and spent nine years working on the technology inside millions of smartphones. Now, as the chipmaker cuts jobs in India, a post about her uncertain future has highlighted. Qualcomm has reportedly begun laying off employees in India as part of a global workforce restructuring exercise that could affect around 1,000 staff, or 5–6% of its workforce.