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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

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 15, 2013
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Pros

It is a great first and third job. It's great to start your career here for a few years because their training is good, the company is stable, initial pay is good, and the brand is well-known in Austin. It's a great third job because it's stable and they usually don't lay people off. Casual work environment, but this really depends on your manager. Deck parties are awesome.

Cons

- The pay increase does not keep up with inflation and there is little vertical room for growth - There are a lot of office politics within the company, you need to be able to "navigate the organization" rather than focus on your work - Some teams do what's best for themselves rather than do what's best for the company in terms of budget, accountability, and teamwork - Some employees do not get recognized for their work - their senior counterparts will receive the credit despite efforts to change this - This is an engineering company. Therefore, most of the investment goes into the engineering organization while the marketing department isn't treated as well. They are expected to consistently outperform their goals while their budget consistently shrinks.

3.0
Feb 9, 2012
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Pros

Good company to start a career with, especially if you only have a bachelor's degree in engineering (more about graduate degrees below). Good people. Laid-back atmosphere. Open communication. Volleyball. Deck parties.

Cons

Absolutely ridiculous salaries. Non-respectful of graduate degrees (company gave 1.5K raise over other bachelor's candidates for a 2-year full-time master's degree !!!!). No great bonuses or salary raises in following years either. My advice: Ok to be there when you are young (22-26). Enjoy the time, make some friends, play volleyball and drink beer at work (yes, it is allowed). Leave when you start having a family/buying a house to get some real value for your education and qualifications as a few beers during the deck parties don't pay for your mortgage/wedding check at that point of the life.

4.0
Dec 14, 2011
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Pros

I enjoy the project that I work on. I feel like I have a lot of freedom in the technical decisions that I make.

Cons

I think the pay could be a little better. I've been at NI for many years and I hardly make more than when I was hired (of course, I was hired right before the great economic collapse of 2008 and like almost all NI employees I didn't lose my job so.....)

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