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Agilent Technologies

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Agilent in financial distress, fire sale of assets and layoffs ongoing to remain viable - Vice President of Finance Agilent Technologies Employee Review

1.0
17 Feb 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great company for those who like constant change of business strategy. Fantastic stock buy back program designed to prop up stock price. Many VP's in China with direct reports from US and Europe, excellent place if you are looking to have senior leaders with high powered commando style of leadership. Major legacy product lines such as chromatography and mass spectrometry with declining margins about to be spun off or sold to raise cash for acquisitions in the fast growing genomics space. Very good net zero carbon emissions plan in place for 2050.

Cons

Company has been prioritizing short term profitability over long term viability for several years. Over exposed to China from supply chain and sales revenue. Very high turnover in executive leadership, some leaving for direct competition. Company loosing talent at all levels due to failure of leadership at the highest levels. New CEO bull in a China shop, destroyed more value than he has created. Balance sheet being dressed up every quarter to look pretty with complex accounting designed to evade scrutiny.

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5.0
22 June 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Good teammates, work life balance and salary

Cons

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1.0
15 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great products that help scientific researchers

Cons

The enterprise comms dept is awful. A toxic environment marked by instability and burnout. Long‑time employees are pushed out, new hires leave, and the culture is defined by fear rather than collaboration. The core issue is the leadership. Limited enterprise‑level experience and a lack of emotional intelligence have created a culture of micro-managing, reactive decisions, and psychological insecurity. Instead of providing clarity and strategic leadership, the leader fuels confusion, distrust, and exhaustion. The result is a dysfunctional department where morale is low, workloads are unsustainable, and employees feel unsafe speaking up.

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