Stop Managing Up and Start Managing the Business!!! - Anonymous employee Philips Employee Review

3.0
Aug 4, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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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Philips Response
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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.
2.0
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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
2d
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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