It has been an underwhelming experience :( - Senior Software Engineer Philips Employee Review

2.0
1 Nov 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits are nice. Healthcare and technology opportunities are great. There are so many potential ways this can be exploited that I feel giddy about it. The company sits on a huge amount of data in healthcare and personal health that can be mined if we work as a team.

Cons

The company at each business unit level needs a clear strategy. It feels like we are grasping for things in the dark. It feels that nepotism and favoritism is rife. At our location, every person they hire is from the office in from Israel or former Toshiba employees at the higher level. At the lower level, they keep bringing in team members from the offices in India who get locked in because of L1 visa issues based on what I understand. It is not a dynamic culture. The silicon valley vibe is missing and the experience is a bit jaded.

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Philips Response
9y
Hello and thank you for writing this elaborate feedback regarding your experience with us as your employer. It is great to hear about your passion for new technology in healthcare. We do share the same mission, and that’s being on the forefront of this all. We could see that you have quite some feedback on how certain parts of this are structured organizationally. We are a large company, so these layers are inevitable to some extent. We do believe in constant improvement, and if you do have any ideas on how to make things better we would definitely encourage you to talk about this freely. It’s unfortunate to hear that you’ve felt that you haven’t made the large difference you were hoping for. As our mission still remains to be improving the lives of billions. We do hope that you stay with us, an employee as yourself who is so adamant with this mission is what we need to realize this.

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Thank you for sharing your experience of over a decade with us in Nashville! It is excellent to know that you enjoy our work environment. We highly value your insights on process simplification and autonomy. At Philips, we believe in mutual trust and the power of together. We encourage you to keep sharing these ideas directly with your leaders or HR partners. Wishing you continued success in your journey!
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Philips Response
2w
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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