Philips reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(10,489 total reviews)
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74% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Philips has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,489 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 Industrie manufacturière industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Mar 4, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Love the technology and the industry. If you want to play with cool toys, this is a great place to work.

Cons

Atmosphere is like an old auto firm where everyone is just waiting to retire and they see every new employee as a threat to their survival. This kills communication and cooperation. New employees learn quickly to adopt mediocrity so they don't threaten peers. Old timers create clique-like atmosphere that hinders communication and cooperation. It also makes it not a very fun place to work.

1.0
Mar 1, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Above average products. Excellent technology in all clinical aspects. Has the potential to be an great place to work should management be able to get out of their own way.

Cons

Company is run to attain revenue, period, in total disregard to ethics. Customer service or the customer is always right scenario is not on radar. This company’s upper to middle management is run from a financial mentality with lack of any real technical backround. Problem solving is done via the GE Six Sigma approach. Meaning you need a committee to be formed to find a common sense approach. This company is very good at spending hundreds, but with look to save pennies on a dollar transaction. Very difficult organization to work. A company full of BIG problems leading to continual delegation and essentially unanswered questions. Mostly EX-GE retreads managing this organization.

1.0
Feb 21, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

OK benefits and fair job security if you do the minimum required

Cons

One of the worst companies I have worked for. They reward mediocre conduct. As long as you limit to do what your job description says, you are OK; and 90% of the employees know this and act this way. No one will be able to help you unless they HAVE TO, even if it is for the benefit of the company. No one wants to take risks or go above and beyond because they may risk being fired. It is normal for people to ignore your emails (even after sending 3-4 times) or reply after several weeks if you are lucky enough. Mediocre is the standard. If you are the type of person that have great ideas and like to step out of the box and go above and beyond to solve problems and improve operations, THIS IS NOT THE COMPANY FOR YOU.

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