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Bill Sullivan
Current Employee – been working at Agilent Technologies
Pros – nice people, nice work env
Cons – business competitor is tight , not easy job
2013-05-15 19:24 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Agilent Technologies as an intern for more than a year
Pros – Work on your own project directly under a manager
Lots of intern events in the summer
Great pay for an internship
Laid back culture
Diverse and interesting group of experts to learn from
Cons – No real cons, but be prepared for multiple tough technical interviews
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-06 11:51 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Agilent Technologies full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – ability to work from home, fair pay
Cons – Upper management is too far removed from the actual day to day business to make good decisions.
Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your subject matter experts! Driving change for change sake doesn't mean you are improving anything.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-05-14 14:24 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Agilent Technologies full-time for more than 7 years
Pros – No predetermined work hours. Can work any shift. Job stability.
Cons – Low salaries far below market average at some locations and tiny raises if any. Lack of consistency in project planning and follow through.
Advice to Senior Management – There are a lot of disgruntled employees that would change jobs if the market improves. 5 years without even a cost of living increase.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
2013-05-08 20:47 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Agilent Technologies full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Clear management by objectives, invests in its people.
Cons – I thought it was awesome.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-15 21:43 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Agilent Technologies full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – As an engineer, Agilent allows you to work on some of the most advanced development projects in the world. The focus on product quality is of primary importance to all levels of management.
The retirement and 401(k) programs are generous.
Cons – The Individual Performance Bonus program is a good concept but poorly applied. If you don’t work in the right group on the right projects, you will not receive a bonus no matter how innovative or proactive you are.
Advice to Senior Management – The IPB program is 100% opaque and shows a lot of favoritism. As currently applied, it is counterproductive and generating a lot of dissatisfaction in the engineering community. I suggest you create a reporting system similar to the annual management review reports and flatten the bonus structure.
2013-04-13 09:13 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Agilent Technologies full-time for more than 10 years
Pros – Colleagues at Agilent are professional, rational, and creative. It's a great work environment.
Cons – I don't have any cons that you don't find anywhere else.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-04-08 22:39 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Agilent Technologies as an intern for less than a year
Pros – As an intern, I was always treated as though I had something to offer and that the work I was doing was valuable for the company. The internship coordinators made an effort to familiarize us with the company culture, business areas, and corporate structure by scheduling conferences with managers and tours of the facilities in both Santa Rosa and the headquarters in Santa Clara. We even had the CEO Bill Sullivan himself graced us with his presents. This in particular made a lasting impression on me of how much the company values their employees.
I got the impression that career advancement is readily attainable at Agilent. Over the three months I was there, I was introduced to dozens of people that had worked there for decades. I was told that employees are somewhat free to pursue different directions within their departments to find the best match for employment.
Cons – I cannot think of much in the way of cons. My only dislikes are the result of a mismatch between myself and the position I worked, which is not the fault of the company.
Advice to Senior Management – Great internship program. If not for discovering that my field of interest lies in an area that Agilent doesn't do business in, I probably could find no reason for not deciding to work there.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-03 12:31 PDT
Current Employee – been working at Agilent Technologies full-time for more than a year
Pros – The culture is very relaxed and easy-going. Agilent offers great options to balance your work and home life and the people here have been nothing but great to work with.
Cons – Being a large company, it is hard sometimes to juggle resources that are spread out all over the world. The politics surrounding a large corporation like this can make life difficult at times but that would be true of almost any large organization in the biotech industry.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
2013-03-21 08:28 PDT
Former Employee – worked at Agilent Technologies full-time
Pros – Decent salary, good benefits, and some amazing co-workers
Cons – They preach respect, but senior leadership fails to respect their employees. There are some significant leadership issues on Chemical Analysis side of the company and Sr. level managers seem to be held to a lesser standard than individual contributors, and somehow get away with much more than should be acceptable in a professional environment
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2013-04-15 12:24 PDT
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