Pros
The HP culture (if at all there is anything like that) seems to be talked about since this company is a spin-off from HP. It is one of the market leaders in the measurements equipments and life sciences. The work-life balance is great since they do allow people to work from home sometimes, for any personal chores that needs to be taken care of, from time to time. The company is known for its quality products that is used across several verticals (telecom, healthcare, semiconductor, etc.,). The company is heavily into offshore and outsourced model - one that has helped them to cut costs and maximize profits.
Cons
The company has recently cut some jobs in the hope of staying profitable especially in difficult times like these when the revenue has fallen more than expected. Though the job cuts recently were across the globe, needless to say, a major number has been in the high cost geographies (i.e US). The already shrinking IT and the global infrastructure organization has been cut down even more. Since the amount of projects continue to remain same or increase, and the workforce being decreased, this will put a lot of stress on the employees. Even though the senior management would've liked to be 'unperturbed' by the market turmoil, Agilent is facing the heat in recent months. Have to wait and see how Q2 plays out