Corporate refused to pay out bonuses - Anonymous employee Philips Employee Review

1.0
13 Oct 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Colleagues were great, that's about it.

Cons

First off, corporate refused to pay out a bonus earned for the year 2015 when I left in 2016 for a different job. They told me that "because I wouldn't be around when the bonuses would be paid out, I wasn't eligible". I was employed for 2013 to 2016. In their HR documentation, it states "Unless otherwise stated in this document, participants must be employed by Philips through December 31, 2015 to remain eligible to receive an award.". Management was good, though new managers weren't trained and did not know how to manage employees. Constant upper management turnover. Sales people would make sales without speaking to developers, making promises to customers that were not feasible with required testing. It was then the developers problem when it couldn't get completed. Poor direction from upper management, things that should have taken days to get resolved stagnated for weeks. Company spends more on making their offices look nice then keeping their employees happy.

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Philips Response
9y
Hello there, thank you for taking the time to write a review about the years you worked for Philips. We're sorry to hear your experience working at Philips was less than stellar. We take all feedback seriously. One point to clarify, is that in order to be eligible for any payment under this plan, the eligible employee must be on active payroll on date of pay-out. It seems you left before the date of pay-out. We thank you for your feedback and wish you the best of luck in your career.

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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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