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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(377 total reviews)

Alex Davern

62% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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2.0
Nov 22, 2014

Going downhill

Anonymous employee
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Pros

work/life balance is still pretty good. It still has a laidback culture. The campus is beautiful. It is a good place to start out a career.

Cons

If you are an intern or new it is a great place, but those that have been there a long time know better. The company has been going downhill for the last 3 or 4 years, which coincides with management's push to be a billion dollar company. The execs have forgotten what got them there and now seem to only care about their own pocket books. They are closing the Austin manufacturing and about 200 people will be out of a job. But truth be told some execs have been wanting to close down the Austin mfg operations for years. The only people who advance are the brown-nosers as is evidenced by the team leaders in manufacturing getting placed in other positions over qualified workers. The consensus driven culture makes it impossible to get projects completed. Managers have no clue what their team members do for them. In hindsight I wish I had never come to work here. It has been 10 years wasted, but that's soon to change.

4.0
Nov 10, 2014

Good work environment

Recommend
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Pros

NI is a great place to learn and grow. There are lots of opportunities to expand your abilities and create a new role for yourself. Everyone is hard working and there's a good sense of teamwork. NI really is on the edge when it comes to new technologies which makes it an exciting place to work.

Cons

Compensation is the biggest con. Base salaries tend to be lower than the industry average. This used to be offset by a stable environment and performance bonuses, but with company performance waning in the past few years, those perks haven't been as attractive. Also, hard work is expected, but not always rewarded. Management can be a little too fluid as folks are encouraged to seek personal growth which results in lower and mid level managers moving around a lot.

2.0
Nov 7, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Challenging product line to learn, good on the job training, good stepping stone to other places, outside of this company.

Cons

Salary was pathetic, whatever you do, do not get suckered into the technical sales department. Although I learned some valuable skills, the good-buddy, butt kisser system is in full effect in this group. Do not expect to advance unless someone dies or moves on. Managers are always breathing down your neck, and do not care about you, unless you kiss their butt, or are their buddy. Expect to get stabbed in the back by many of your peers, and managers who will not go to bat for you when needed. Don't believe all the "best company to work for" hype. Very likely that these reviews for this award did not come from folks in the technical sales or customer services groups. These poor folks are crapped on and shafted everyday.

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