Company lost its engineering focus - Senior Software Engineer Philips Employee Review

1.0
Jun 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Location… for now (campus is for sale). Philips seems to attract, but not retain, talent.

Cons

Engineering company that forgot it was an engineering company. High turnover. Managers reward followers, punish those how speak truth to power. Management fads supported at a very high level. Political technical decisions over what’s good for the customer.

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Philips Response
1w
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and for your service with us. We’re glad you valued our location, and we appreciate your insights regarding our team dynamics and project decisions. We’re sorry to hear about your experience. At Philips, we strive to foster a culture of respect, inclusion, and accountability; any form of unprofessionalism or public embarrassment of employees is contrary to our values. We take your feedback seriously and encourage you to raise your concerns through our confidential Speak Up channel (https://secure.ethicspoint.eu/domain/media/en/gui/100518/index.html). We truly appreciate your honesty and wish you the very best in your future career.

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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.

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Philips Response
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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!
2.0
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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.

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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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