Leadership Accountability is Desperately Needed - Anonymous employee Philips Employee Review

2.0
May 28, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Talented, hard-working peers who care about their work - Opportunities to learn - Brand reputation can open doors

Cons

- The leadership culture is toxic and deeply rooted - Bullying and gaslighting is tolerated - Feedback is dismissed or used against you, and psychological safety is nonexistent! - High turnover, poor morale, and burnout are normalized - HR is complicit. Concerns are swept under the rug

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Philips Response
1y
Thank you for telling about the time you have worked for our company. We are very sorry to hear that your experience, with the management in particular, has not been positive by far and that you have observed bullying, gaslighting and other concerning behavior. It is also worrying to hear that you did not feel heard / supported by the Human Resources team. Needless to say that the culture you describe definitely is not consistent with our commitment to creating a healthy workplace where all our employees feel comfortable and are treated fairly and respectfully. We would like to encourage you to share more details about your time with us via our Ethics line, which is also available to people that are no longer working with us, so this can be thoroughly investigated: https://secure.ethicspoint.eu/domain/media/en/gui/100518/index.html. Please know that your experience is not typical and we take serious note. Thank you once again for this review. We wish you all the best moving forward.

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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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