The Sonicare business culture is laced with rumors and gossip about what talented and well liked colleague is quitting next, making it depressing and anxiety ridden. No one seems to want to stay, everyone wants to leave and actively searches for the right opportunity to get out. After you stay a couple years, anyone actually talented who values recognition and career growth leave because they know they can do better and not be constantly overworked. But, what I think makes it worst of all for employees is HR Leadership does not seem to actually like anyone and is by far the most toxic and untrustworthy of them all, which also seems to be highly linked to why all the good people leave. HR seems to continually get in way over their head, and can't seem to understand the business context or needs, frustrating everyone around them with very biased, uninformed opinions and forceful actions which aren’t effective and only leaves the employees worse off. While it appeared so very recognized and felt by the vast majority, it is somehow completely ignored by upper management, so the culture doesn't change, only just gets worse for the employees. It is shocking the destruction and disarray I saw caused by HR to the employees who are just trying to do good work, collaborate and grow the business, grow in their careers, on what seemed to be a weekly basis! Horrible to see so many employees treated so poorly by those who should be objective, promoting the removal of bias and prejudice from the workplace and that you should be able to lean on for help, career guidance and general support. Unless you want constant drama, stress, gossip, and your career to fall flat because of the major bias, seemingly reckless actions and negligence of HR, keep away for now - HR needs to change first. Hope Amsterdam chooses to actually address this massive issue for the team’s mental wellbeing and ultimately the company's success.
