Great company to work for, love the values, leadership can be hit or miss - Senior Program Manager Philips Employee Review

4.0
20 Jul 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company has great values; it is employee centric, the benefits are good, it cares about innovation, the environment, its customers and ethics. It takes its branding and brand promise serious both internally and externally. If you work for a great leader, it is an absolutely amazing experience to work at Philips. I genuinely loved working for that company for 11 years. I learned a lot, I was challenged, I grew, I made really good connections across the organization. It can be a great company to work for.

Cons

Too many reorganizations, offshoring jobs to India and other places to save costs while negatively impacting employee engagement and customer satisfaction. Leadership within the divisions and markets can be seriously hit or miss with poor leaders affecting the culture of a whole division within the organization while other divisions within Philips do exceptionally well both on the employee engagement front and customer experience front, Philips leadership either puts a blind eye or is not even noticing how detrimental certain leaders are which results in turnover of highly skilled, loyal employees.

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Philips Response
4y
Hi there, thank you for sharing this level of detail – it is helpful to hear and understand your situation and the many years of experience as a Senior Program Manager. We're very pleased to hear you've had a very rewarding career experience, especially when it comes to creating a healthy working environment and helping the world through innovation. We would also like to express our gratitude for the very elaborative constructive feedback to improve our ways of working. Feel free to bring some of your concerns to your manager or HR representative. Philips Management is also active on this platform, so your feedback will be taken into consideration. Thanks for supporting our mission to improve people’s lives for all these years. We wish you all the best!

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Cons

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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.
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Cons

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Philips Response
1d
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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