Agilent Technologies reviews

You are a newbie until you have at least 10 years of service vested! The products and services are arcane and it takes a long while for anyone to learn the ropes. There is a strong "not invented here" kind of mentality among folks and a hanging on to the good old days. Do not join if you want to live life at a fast pace. Things move slowly here- sometimes paint dries faster.

Too many lifers and deadwood. Some engineers have been with Agilent many years and delivering sub par work knowingly their seniority grants them a free pass. Manager's mentality is that these deadwood engineers are only a few years out from retirement, so in the interest of not hurting anyone's feelings, just let them cruise away. Problem is that these engineers hold up ranking spots that could be actually given to less senior engineers who actually perform well. May not be able to work on projects that you would like because someone is already there and has been doing it for the past 20 yrs. The salary/bonus/etc is lacking behind other high tech companies. Agilent makes up for it through its flexible work/life balance. Employees are friendly to one another and always willing to lend a hand. Some engineers complain about the low pay but they stay with Agilent because of the type of projects and job responsibilities that is hard to find else where.