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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
      4.0
      Aug 20, 2013

      Stable, respectful company with decent benefits but middling compensation

      Staff software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      NI is really flexible and lets you work around your life, not live around your work. The work is challenging. There's not a lot of bureaucracy. Employees drive a lot of the decisions and are given a lot of responsibility. Zero micromanaging in my management chain.

      Cons

      The pay is below average and the vacation accrual is well below average. The work is sometimes mundane, despite being challenging.

      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.

      2.0
      Aug 18, 2013

      Going through serious growing pains

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work with some great people, leadership have tenure and turnover of employees hired as interns is low. Company culture can be fun and upbeat, flexible work schedule.

      Cons

      Compensation is very low, 20% lower than industry across the board. Recognition of employees is not a priority. Retention of experienced hires is huge problem.

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