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Keysight Technologies

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Good Place, Good People, Good Culture, - Photo-lithography Engineer Keysight Technologies Employee Review

4.0
Aug 26, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

After the 2017 fire in Santa Rosa, Keysight made sure to take care of its employees who were affected. To this I commend them a great amount. I had to take leave for out of country trips. Management didn't blink at me taking 4 weeks off. There was enough overlap of engineers to make sure work was covered. The ping pong table by the cafeteria has had some legendary matches. Same with the chess tables placed under green vines. Great employee introduction program "nextGen" which paired all entry level, out of college/gradschool employees for actaul fun activities. ex: giant's game, renting out activity centers, huge river rafting trips, etc The institutional knowledge is LARGE. So many smart individuals, who are humble and willing to help, mentor, aid, and teach.

Cons

The work can get boring after a while. Not much room for growth. Much of the positive culture is from the remnants of "The HP Way", and I'm afraid that once all the people who made HP great finally retire, corporate vultures are gonna gut the company and its values. There's a reason Carly Fiorina is despised at this site. Her 90s corporate redo of the company deviated from the culture of "taking care of employees". Can't make predictions of the future, but which form of leadership will lead to long term retention of talent?

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

One star for the amazing people, one star for paycheck.

Cons

When I left, it took at least a month to decompress from the toxicity. KGM reorgs were a regular occurrence (5 in a 2-year span, for example) resulting in colleagues reappearing in roles in which they have no experience or disappearing all together. This created a culture of constant backstabbing and insecurity. Leadership picked favorites, ignoring the talents of many and this was reflective in bonuses. They undervalue and lose a lot of talented people, and it continues in spite of their recent positive quarterly reports. Reactionary marketing strategies result in a lot of wasted time and work. Read the rest of the reviews before taking on a role here. You will see a pattern.

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