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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
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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
21 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

My team and I like being in a company doing good in the world. Can advance my career.

Cons

Pace is flat out and looks like it will stay that way. It’s hard to look at better ways to work when people are stretched trying to get something done then move to the next

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1.0
2 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The stock price went up a bit!

Cons

I've been with Agilent for quite some time, but since the CEO transition, the overarching sense of alignment and shared purpose has seriously eroded. It's like we're operating in silos. The Enterprise Communications Division, in particular, is perceived as disconnected from what the rest of the company actually does day‑to‑day. There's an ivory tower mentality that's really depressing.

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