This company is a mess right now - Field Service Engineer III Philips Employee Review

2.0
Apr 15, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Great products for now. The people I worked with were top notch.

Cons

The managemnet does not care about long term growth. All they care about is implementing stupid projects like the CN50, which was a total flop. The manager involved was never fired for that and should have been for wasting millions of dollars. Management has reinvented the service support wheel, whic used to be round and now has been squared off. GXR products were once great but slowly becoming the worst out of the big 4. Spent to much RD money on other non performing modalities that are not giving fruit. Philips takes to long to release new products othe rcompanies do it much quicker. Long term growth over shadowed by the fact the management only think about shoert term results so they can get their bonus. The fse's paying the big price.

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Thank you for your review. It’s gratifying to know that you have such a good time in our company. We appreciate your contributions and wish you all the best.
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Philips Response
3d
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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