Highly dysfunctional management - Field Service Engineer Philips Employee Review

1.0
Mar 1, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Above average products. Excellent technology in all clinical aspects. Has the potential to be an great place to work should management be able to get out of their own way.

Cons

Company is run to attain revenue, period, in total disregard to ethics. Customer service or the customer is always right scenario is not on radar. This company’s upper to middle management is run from a financial mentality with lack of any real technical backround. Problem solving is done via the GE Six Sigma approach. Meaning you need a committee to be formed to find a common sense approach. This company is very good at spending hundreds, but with look to save pennies on a dollar transaction. Very difficult organization to work. A company full of BIG problems leading to continual delegation and essentially unanswered questions. Mostly EX-GE retreads managing this organization.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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Philips Response
5d
Thank you for sharing your perspective and for your ongoing dedication to our organization. We acknowledge the feedback regarding internal organizational dynamics. As a leader in a heavily regulated and critical sector, we remain fully focused on process optimization, streamlining decision-making, and enhancing leadership alignment to cultivate a highly agile environment for our teams worldwide. We encourage you to reach out to HR or your manager for an open discussion regarding your feedback, and we appreciate your continued contributions to our shared mission.
2.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

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
9h
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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