Not at all a good experience - disrespectul closure and lack of follow-through on commitments - Anonymous employee Philips Employee Review

2.0
29 Aug 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great leadership at their Netherlands offices, not so much, locally

Cons

Massive oversights in budgeting for the necessary resources to accomplish whats necessary to meet quality milestones. Engineers in SQA are faced with having to negotiate with the project teams to get the money they need to perform APQP, CPK, Gage and audits. No money was set aside for this and the work had to be done remotely. Money was available however for exotic European and costa rica trips for the manager/director and even trips home to work near the family on holidays. My performance was rated highly by my project team and I was very proud to deliver, despite having to beg for the funds to do the work. However, when I put in my 2 week notice, to told me to leave almost immediately, and with no pay. They also didn't finish my last expense report and it went 100+ days past due, causing me over 40 hours of personal time to negotiate with AmEx and my manager. Really poor showing all the way around and an incredibly disrespectful exit, again for someone rated highly by their work teams.

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Philips Response
8y
Hi there, thanks a lot for taking the time to share your experience with us. We'd like to emphasize that the well-being of our employees is very important to us and we’re sorry that your exit from Philips was not positive. We want to thank you for your feedback and we wish you best of luck on future career endeavors.

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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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