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      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (2,459 total reviews)

      Alex Davern

      62% approve of CEO

      46% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Senior management

      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
      Jun 17, 2015

      Not what it used to be, even 5 years ago.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Interesting work and truly brilliant people (for the moment). NI allows you to discover where you can be good. Work life balance is reasonable but not what it used to be.

      Cons

      Salary is a joke. Think getting a promotion will help? Think again. Even with promotions you have to wait until the pay cadence comes around. If you are promoted with the same group plan on doing both your old job and your new one; both for that tiny increase. Back-fill for that old position? Again, keep dreaming. One of the big problems with no back-fill is that the work-life balance becomes a thing of the past. When a co-worker leaves, you can count on having to do their work since your manager will not be allow to hire.

      1.0
      Sep 17, 2014

      Too much politics and subtle racism

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get to work with cutting edge instrumentation tools. Most of the teams are friendly and great to work with

      Cons

      Pathetic pay. Management is mired with favoritism. Don't bother working here if you are not a native Texan. This does depend on your team though.

      2.0
      Jun 8, 2014

      It's time to pivot

      Software group manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. A great place to start your career. 2. Immense learning from peers who are ever willing to help 3. Tons of opportunities to learn from other teams

      Cons

      1. Compensation 2. Recognition 3. Trust I am surprised at the downward progression of a company I used to love and possibly idolize. It's a well known fact that NI pays average salaries for the market. Initially, it was OK given the overall benefits package but as the years progressed even that wasn't cutting it. The company definitely worked its way through the downturn without any layoffs. However, a lack of growth deemed as a direct correlation on the bottom line for employee compensation isn't fair on them when executives are being pumped with higher bonuses. Employer communication has gotten worse and there is definite lack of trust in management. Honestly, I feel bad about where things are after a decade of my association with NI.

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