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      Philips

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      Philips reviews

      3.8

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (10,487 total reviews)
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      Roy Jakobs

      74% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      Philips has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 10,487 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Philips employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.7 stars).

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      10K reviews
      2.0
      Jul 14, 2009

      Philips - way to many processes and middle management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      I get a paycheck... If you're in to being a manager or "VP" you'll want to work here! We are quickly getting to the point where we have as many middle manager types as we do regular salaried employees.

      Cons

      Where to begin...Way too much middle management and all of the typical problems it brings. The company is bogged-down with processes. Processes become more important than the results (intended or unintended) of the process itself. The company is cutting to the bone and beyond with respect to "employee restructuring". This may look good on the balance sheet this quarter or next but the long-term repercussions spell disaster for this company.

      3.0
      May 29, 2009

      conservative

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very good work/life balance; trust on employees; flexible work hours; stable jobs; open communication; technology oriented; chances to move between departments

      Cons

      Very conservative management in every aspect; it takes very long time to get promoted no matter how well you do job

      3.0
      Apr 19, 2009

      Company has good potential but dinosaur culture needs to be re-geared for new era.

      Finance manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Large international organization. Lots of room for growth but only if you are pro-active and network appropriately with senior management. It helps if you are European or has European connections. A pro is that some of the products Philips sells are very innovative and interesting, not just in Medical Systems but other divisions such as Lightings and Electronics. I was a heavy and loyal users of Philips products while I was with the company. I still see the organization has very good potential to be very successful in the future if it is run and management properly.

      Cons

      A lot of politics. A very Euro-centric organization, even for subsidiaries in the U.S. - there are a lot of expats running the show. Organization is still very old-minded and not flexible to bend with the time. Culture is influenced by a lot of old guards - if you want to get things done, you tend to run into people with very narrow tunnel vision, and who refuses to look at big pictures to solve problems, or run into people who just view their job as a 9 to 5 job without sense of ownership.

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