Philips reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(10,507 total reviews)
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Roy Jakobs

73% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Philips has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,507 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Philips employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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11K reviews
1.0
Aug 7, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good tools to work (lap top, not mobile that was terrible), flexible time

Cons

1) no space to ideas, no autonomy, the managers are very operational 2) no empowerment 3) no merit implemented with performance evaluation 4) the "calibration" in the performance evaluation appraisal is a jocke, since it does not work at all 5) the HR VP LatAm never has time to talk to managers, only to talk to VP's or other Execs. As a HR person this professional is a good Controller, no more than that! 6) HR area is tvery disorganized, and the Directors and VP`s are hired based on their university background rather than in their experience and behaviors. So, in HR they have a lot of MBA`s guys without any experience, good technical and theorical background but anything more....big mistake 7) the Ethical Line simply does not work. If you call for that line, you will be fire couple days later. It happens a lot in Brazil and South America.

3.0
Aug 4, 2012

Stop Managing Up and Start Managing the Business!!!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, amazing potential, great place to gain experience and skill sets that can be applied elsewhere. You actually work with products that save and improve the quality of lives worldwide. There are still a number of intelligent and incredible coworkers (who do care) that you can collaborate with. If you are lucky to work for a solid manager, you can really excel. Facility in Andover is world class.

Cons

One of the most political companies around. If you voice any concerns or challenge management, you're gone. If your manager or his/her boss doesn't like you, look for another job FAST. It doesn't matter the quality of your output, but who you know. Employees are scared to voice there true feelings and opinions. A number of high quality employees continue to leave simply because they are not treated with respect from managers/directors/executives who are nothing but "corporate-bullies".

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