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National Instruments reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,459 total reviews)

Alex Davern

62% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

National Instruments has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,459 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The National Instruments employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Apr 12, 2018

It's a Job, but not much more than that.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Benefits are Good, not Great, but Good Health and Wellness programs are fairly well run- often they promote a heathly lifestyle.

Cons

No Trust, don't take peoples word, get it in writing. No Family culture, everyone is out for themselves Poor Leadership, often I am working on a project with the least ranking and least experienced person in charge. It is said that it a teaching experience, after a while figure out that nobody wants the responsibility due to most projects have high degree of failure- they are an easy scapegoat. Even when something small goes wrong, it turns into a huge issue, even thought it was seemlessly fixed. Poor headcount planning, instead of trying to accurately determining workload they are just concern with filling headcount, and often results in a hire then a fire later on. Little understanding and communication between different groups that work often together. Nobody knows what the other is truly doing even though it seem to be meeting often.

2.0
Jul 4, 2015

Low salary, management issues

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Advancement was only made by changing departments, 4 departments in 11 years. Some managers were good, some not so good. Proudly didn't have layoffs until ~2014., other than 'clearing deadwood'.

Cons

Laid-off from professional position after 11 years, by a manager who was forced out himself. Company lets known bad managers drive morale down and shape departments without doing objective evaluation. Older employees who are not engineers seem to be 'laid-off' in a higher percentage.

1.0
Nov 2, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

* Great Coworkers * Benefits are solid * Nice campus

Cons

* Instability, constant reorgs and pivots in leadership make for a very confusing working environment. * Even their brand and name have changed this year. The new brand now comes with a fake "compassionate corporate" culture, which can be a bit saccharine at times. * Below market compensation for all job functions is still a thing here. Even though ELT is making an effort to increase compensation to be competitive in the market, they are still off by a long shot. It's not unusual to hear of employees leaving and doubling their compensation at other companies. * Good employees are often overlooked and bypassed for promotions and recognition. * Ageism is a very real thing here. Once you hit 50, you're on the chopping block.

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