Great benefits, hard to rise - Anonymous employee Philips Employee Review

Very very difficult to rise or change positions within the company. HR has a death grip on mobility within the company. The commitment to a downtown location was not well thought out. So much lost time and effort just getting to work and getting home. The IT infrastructure seems to be from the 1980's. We have learned how to work around a broken set of linked software systems. The open work environment with piped in white noise is also poorly thought out and about 10 years behind the times, and with only half the banks of lights able to be adjusted. If you find yourself under the on all the time lights, be prepared for eye strain problems....lol. Lastly, bonuses for hourly are terrible. Apparently tied to the worst performing divisions so regardless of how well you do or how hard you work, you get the shaft.