Don't join. - Senior Software Engineer Philips Employee Review

1.0
28 Nov 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Good work life balance. - I had a good team leader. - Work from home options.

Cons

- Lack of workplace values/ethics. You'll find people shouting, blaming, shutting others down. I've seen people cry due to stress from being exposed to this toxicity. - They hire more people than needed, some with little to no coding experience for software development jobs. - Lack of "driven" people. Not many want to learn, improve or even listen!

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Philips Response
5y
Hi there, many thanks for sharing your experiences as a Senior Software Engineer with us. Your elaborate feedback is highly valuable to us. We're happy to see that you were pleased with the work-life balance and your management. But we regret hearing about the workplace ethics you're describing. That's not the team spirit we aim for, of course, and we will make sure that your feedback reaches the concerned department. Furthermore, since upper management is active on this platform too, you may consider your review duly noted. Wishing you all the best with your career!

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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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