Strong work-life balance, compensation, but limited career growth if not in the Netherlands - Director Philips Employee Review

3.0
Apr 27, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work-life balance, profitable company, lots of acquisitions, inspiring mission

Cons

Bureaucracy at its worst, poor internal processes, poor performance measurement, Netherlands culture doesn't align with needs of US employees

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Philips Response
5y
Hi there, we appreciate you taking the time to write this review. It's great to hear you've had a positive experiences in terms of balancing your career and private life as well as contributing to our company's values. However, it's unfortunate there were also some drawbacks with the company's structure. We’re interested in providing our people with a rewarding career experience, so we recommend discussing areas of improvements and identify development opportunities with your manager or HR representative. Philips Management is active on Glassdoor, so your comments will be taken into account and we're always looking to improve our ways of working. Thanks for supporting our mission to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation all these years. Wishing you all the best!

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

The people in non- upper management roles that work there are fantastic. Great sense of community onsite and the culture champions are consistently looking for ways to make work life better.

Cons

Very poor communication on the strategy for the business unit. Leadership publicly promotes innovation and new ideas to be presented but then those ideas are shot down or penalized in private by current upper management. The business unit leadership says that don't want excuses for project delays but will then decide to do 3 major layoffs in the first two quarters with no transition plan, no support for gap in resources and no expectations to delayed progress.

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Philips Response
1mo
Thanks for sharing your feedback and for your 7.5 years of service with us. It’s great to hear that you found a fantastic sense of community and culture onsite among your colleagues. We’re sorry to hear about your experience. Your perspective on management transparency and resource support is incredibly helpful, and we’re actively working to improve our ways of working. We appreciate your dedication over the years and your honest insights, which help us focus on building a better workplace. We wish you all the best in your future career.
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