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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
Jul 7, 2021

Declining fast

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Pros

NI did a great job handling the pandemic and taking employee's individual situations into consideration. They're generally quite flexible with time off and grant unpaid time off if desired. The renovations made to the campus are really great.

Cons

NI is on a decline towards being just another under paid corporate grind factory. Middle management is often clueless. Expect to be shuffled around between teams and projects without having any say in the matter. After working there for a few years you'll be lucky to get a 2% "performance" adjustment to your salary; what about inflation? I've sat through quite a few feel-good presentations from the executives about focusing on the people, yet salaries remain low and mentorship structure is shockingly bad. They offered an optional vacation day last year for Juneteenth in the heat of the protests. Despite Juneteenth being declared a national holiday this year, leadership did not recognize it as a holiday this year.

1.0
Feb 15, 2018

Lacking Strong Middle Management

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Pros

The People HQ in Austin, Texas

Cons

Middle managers are lacking the necessary leadership skills and training to coach and develop their direct reports. More often than not NI hires from within and puts people in management positions that lack the skills to manage other people effectively. Unfortunately, a lack of middle management experience and corporate politics have increased voluntary attrition and they continue to lose solid performers. While it has been a topic of continuous improvement at NI for over 2 years, compensation is still below expectations and for those that go above and beyond are still rewarded poorly.

2.0
Jun 14, 2015

Attrition is currently high

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Pros

There is definitely interesting work going on within the company, though that could vary widely depending on the group. Work environment is relaxed though conservative (think cube farm from the 90's). Transparency through upper management is quite reasonable.

Cons

Employee incentives are currently misaligned. Bonuses are pathetic on top of laughable salary. Everybody gets the same bonus percentage based on a completely unrealistic company-wide target. Performance reviews have no bearing on compensation. High performing employees might be rewarded with a gift certificate. With tech booming, employees are leaving for other companies with base salary increases of 20% or more. Senior management has recognized the attrition, but has yet to act.

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