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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
      Oct 27, 2008

      NI is a friendly place to work, but the compensation is below average as are growth opportunities.

      Business analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      National Instruments has a friendly work environment, solid people, and management cares about employees and treats people with respect. The company celebrates success, and does a great job sharing information about customers, products and business strategy with all employees.

      Cons

      Engineers are given first choice for opportunities, and can move around the company quite freely. The consensus culture slows decisionmaking and can be frustrating if you want to act quickly. The senior positions are staffed with long time employees, and the company's growth is not creating sufficient new opportunities. NI takes few risks.

      4.0
      Oct 27, 2008

      National Instruments is a reliable employer and offers good growth environment for engineering talent.

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Management very seasoned and has high integrity; management communicates very openly with employees; NI has an outstanding and affordable health benefits plan; people who perform well are rewarded well in recognition, bonuses, and compensation. Talented and hardworking engineers have many career paths to follow. NI is diversified in customers and industries and is managed conservatively; these two things make NI able to weather a tough global economic environment.

      Cons

      as a high tech company, very high demands on most employees to output work product. In order to be perceived as performing well, one must sacrifice the work-life balance scale in favor of work. Managers/officers do not always seem to truly understand personal sacrifices employees make to be rated as above average or exceeds expectations. However, this is not unique to NI or even to the high tech industry.

      2.0
      Oct 21, 2008

      Nice perks, poor pay, too much consensus building

      Product marketing engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Friendly culture, lots of perks (company picnics, parties, good benefits, employee appreciation week, etc.). There's lots of encouragement to be healthy and lots of support for those of us with families -- children are included in holiday themed events a few times a year.

      Cons

      Not enough pay, not enough drive from management, too much consensus building at the expense of progress

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