If you land on the right team at Philips, every day can be an absolute joy. They take decent care of their employees (although it DOESN'T compare to the rest of Silicon Valley's tech sector). The company is stable, so you don't have to worry about it disappearing altogether.
Cons
If you land on the WRONG team, your life becomes a struggle to justify your existence. Massive layoffs happen every year at Thanksgiving. Benefits declined a little every year I was there.
Philips Response
7y
Hi there,
Thanks for telling us something about how you experienced your time working for Philips. We can definitely imagine it's a pity to see valued colleagues leave every year. We regret to hear that there is such a massive difference between multiple departments. Altogether we hope that you can look back positively on your time working for our company. Wishing you all the best!
Great company with great work environment. Work quality of life is excellent. Good benefits and good vacation time.
Cons
Lots of change based on changing times. Your way of working will change somewhat at least every couple of years.
Philips Response
1mo
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!
The people in non- upper management roles that work there are fantastic. Great sense of community onsite and the culture champions are consistently looking for ways to make work life better.
Cons
Very poor communication on the strategy for the business unit. Leadership publicly promotes innovation and new ideas to be presented but then those ideas are shot down or penalized in private by current upper management. The business unit leadership says that don't want excuses for project delays but will then decide to do 3 major layoffs in the first two quarters with no transition plan, no support for gap in resources and no expectations to delayed progress.
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.