Proceed with caution - Experienced Marketing Professional Philips Employee Review

2.0
21 Aug 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Large organization, opportunity to make big impact to global healthcare Experienced workforce

Cons

Highly political Weak and uninspiring leadership, concerned mainly about their job security, penalize progressive thinking, lack of support and development of talent employees. Honest hard working and innovative thinking talent gets outmaneuvered and replaced by less skilled political players. Company losing market share, frequent layoffs caused chronic employee anxiety around job safety and encouraged political behaviors, removed Employee Engagemet Survey, lack of 360 employee feedback for leaders Average employee age is 50+ Gloomy mood in the hallways Middle management talent with MBA degrees all left. Culture doesn't like doing things differently and doesn't embrace new ways of thinking. Lack of workforce diversity, foreign cultures and new ways of thinking at a disadvantage

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Philips Response
9y
Thank you for taking the time to write an extensive review about your work experience at Philips. We're grateful you've been part of the Philips family for more than a decade. As a Marketing Professional you contributed to our visibility on the global Healthcare market. It's helpful to us that you've pointed out the aspects of our work culture that need improvement. As market leaders we are continually challenging the status quo, launching new products and breaking new ground. We have done so for over 125 years. Our ambition is to capitalise on our position as market leaders to bring new and innovative solutions to some of the world’s most challenging issues in healthcare. We’re not always perfect, but we have an unwavering passion to make a wide scale, meaningful impact on the world with some of the most cutting edge technologies on the market. Although we're a fast-paced company, we do care for our employees and we try to offer them the best work-life balance possible. Our structure allows for long term career mobility across business groups, applications, projects and geographies. We have a People Performance Management which supports everyone at Philips to improve performance and raise the bar on their personal contribution to our success. In these and other ways we try to attract new talent and encourage our current employees to work on their personal and professional well being. Thank you for your service for all those years at our Philips office in Bothell. We wish you all the best in your future life and career.

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Cons

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Thank you for sharing your review! It is excellent to know that you value our teams, the focus on the customer, and the impact of our healthcare technologies. Your insights regarding leadership planning and our organizational culture help us continuously improve our teams' workplace experiences. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and encourage you to discuss these points with your HR partner or manager so we can grow together. Once again, thank you for your contributions and wishing you great success in your professional journey.
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