Pros
Good people to work with, almost everyone is friendly and competent. We have some amazing technologies and excellent products. When we focus on a product and a market, it can be a lot of fun. Work-life balance is fairly good, probably better than at most companies.
Cons
Agilent is bureaucratic and management heavy with a complex reporting structure. The result is often first level managers creating PowerPoint presentations for second level managers to present to third level managers, leaving no time to actually get the job done. Agilent is slowly improving its organization -- we are less bureaucratic now than we were a few years ago, but we still have a ways to go. Layoffs and downsizing are a constant threat, but that is probably the same in any big company today.