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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

      Ratings by category

      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
      3.0
      Aug 19, 2013

      Lots of Promises and Praise, Little Else to Back it Up. Start Your Career Here, then Get Out

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      NI is a very stable employer. Very little overtime and very family friendly. Some projects can be interesting, and co-workers are generally capable and friendly. If you don't want to challenge yourself or have much stress, this is an ideal place. Little is expected of you, and it takes a tremendous effort to lose your job (ideal place for slackers).

      Cons

      There are very few chances to actually challenge yourself and get noticed. Compensation is substantially lower than other employers and tied heavily to how company is doing rather than individual performance. Many projects are tedious and not challenging. Company is very scared to invest and is trying to skate by on bare minimum and leaves many groups understaffed. They make up for the low pay with empty promises and praise. Many projects leave you gaining experience in skills that are not terribly useful outside of NI, so you become very locked into NI. Way too much Kool-Aid drinking.

      4.0
      Feb 19, 2013

      A pretty good place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The culture at NI is pretty solid. Everything is low-key, the R&D side has a lot of leeway and things are pretty low stress. People genuinely like going to work here. I make my own hours, don't put in much over 40 hours a week, and while it's not company policy I can occasionally work from home when needed. All the managers in my group have been great and give a lot of autonomy to developers.

      Cons

      You can make a lot more money elsewhere. NI knows their culture is great and that they have very little turnover, so they don't have a lot of incentive to adequately compensate long time employees. I've been here 13 years and could probably make 40-50% more at another company. Management is ultra-conservative. This has allowed NI to weather a lot of the recent economic storms, but there always seems to be some new future uncertainty which gives them the excuse to continue trying to save money. Vacation carryover is still capped at 40 hours, 5 years after the temporary policy was put in place.

      1.0
      Jan 19, 2011

      Not that Great

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good to start at right after college. Leave 2 years after you gain experience and earn twice the $$ NI will pay. And guess what, their benefits suck.

      Cons

      Pay and working with people who have no real career aspirations

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