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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

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
Oct 8, 2016

Growth

Recommend
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Pros

Slow and steady culture, challenging projects and assignments, generally harmony in working environment, learning and development getting improvement to benefit more employees.

Cons

Compensation is not competitive vs more demanding expectations. Business growth has tapered off for the last few years, limiting career growth for many aspiring employees.

2.0
Jan 20, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I've made some of my best friends at NI. Lots of good people!

Cons

I never had a great manager. I've had a handful of mediocre managers and the majority have been bad. The senior management doesn't seem to really be wise in their leadership or forthcoming to the employees. Also the leadership has more of a "you serve me" mentality rather than a real attitude of "you work with me". The compensation is laughable.

4.0
Dec 1, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Tier 1 Work / Life balance. Your ideas are considered, all members are made to feel they bring value. Smart people are hired and management gets out of the way, micromanagement does not exist. 50% match on 401k of 1st 6% contributed. Health, dental, vision, etc is very good. Yeah it's true, we can drink at work...just use your head.

Cons

The pay is the number one reason people leave. You will make 10%+ less than your titles average for the area. If you have already put in 15 years somewhere and have a sizeable egg compounding already this is an incredible place to be "out to pasture". The company bonuses might as well just be a swift kick to the...

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