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Agilent Technologies

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Less spreadsheet management and more strategic thinking would be nice... - Master Engineer Agilent Technologies Employee Review

3.0
16 Apr 2009
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Pros

Work colleagues are predominantly intelligent, creative, competent, personable people to work with. There is very little "office politics". Work/life balance is what you make it. Salary is excellent by local standards.

Cons

The relentless focus on controlling both fixed and discretionary expenses, seemingly to placate Wall Street at any cost, underpinned (particularly in the US) by a pervasive fear of dismissal or demotion, drives all levels of management towards extremely conservative, low-risk, short-term, return-oriented decision making. Long-term strategic planning is non-existent.

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Cons

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