Good Compensation, Bad Culture - Anonymous employee Philips Employee Review

1.0
Oct 3, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation and benefits are good. Lots of employee activities

Cons

The company is too big for upper level leadership to hear your voice. Lack of 360 degree feedback.

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Philips Response
9y
Hi there. Thank you for providing your feedback concerning your current position within Philips, it’s great to hear from our own employees here. Although we believe it’s important that our employees value our compensation and benefits, we love that you mention other employee activities. Besides the work that is done at Philips, we want our employees to try new things, to experiment, to improve the way things are done. Being a company of international size and with such a great legacy, (Philips has been named to Thomson Reuters Global Top 100 Innovators list, is a leader on the Dow Jones sustainability Index and is one of the world’s most valuable brands.) we understand that management has to adapt to this international way of working. We want the ideas, knowledge, perspectives, experiences and styles of all our employees to be valued. We’re working on this every day, but if you ever feel like things can be done different and/or better, feel free to arrange a conversation with your manager to address these topics. Together with you, we hope to work towards a future filled with great opportunities.

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Cons

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Philips Response
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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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