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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,460 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 2,460 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
1.0
Apr 30, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Casual work environment with relaxed dress code. On site cafeteria.

Cons

The pay is way below average. New grads should not be fooled by all the hype centering around the casual work environment. Although this is true, the low salaries and lack of raises are also very true. If you truly feel you are the best and brightest, you should go elsewhere. It's easy to get promoted and take on more responsibility, but pay increases barely keep up with rising cost of living in Austin if they even occur. Also, the annual bonus is a joke...it doesn't even cover half of a monthly mortgage/rent payment.

1.0
Apr 25, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job stability. Decent start pay and great benefits. Great learning experience.

Cons

If you do not have a 4 year degree, you will go nowhere. Marketing is the place to be. Butt kissing is the key to success here. Honest work and performance count for little. No raises for a few years. appear to be dumbing down the professional service NI used to offer their customers by the Technical Sales department. Customers complaints are unheard. And somehow, management thinks it's the Representatives fault for not conveying the new structure to the customer. They do not want to hear that the customer wants to speak to their loyal service provider, that has been supporting them over the years, directly. This used to be such a great company. Lack in monetary compensation was offset by happy customers, perks, respect from management and comfortable work environment.

4.0
Apr 23, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work/life balance, capable upper management

Cons

Not competitive compensation, riddled with methodical-thinking people all around, was an "NI family", now a big corporate losing the original agility. Terrible talent retention, definition of "key employees" doesn't go below VP level.

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