Native Instruments reviews

Leadership is a mess. After a shuffly of CEO's the direction of the company is a little unknown and very volatile. There isn't much training or advancement, you are on your own to progress youin r career. Can be underpaying.

Unorganized leadership from C level to department leads. C level and execs have no experience in the audio industry and thus place horribly unrealistic expectations on development and sales. Decisions seem to be made on a whim with little research done and often lead to disappointing outcomes. They do not invest in their employees. I worked there for nearly 4 years, was promoted several times, and saw absolutely obismal pay increases that didn't come anywhere close to matching the amount of responsibilities I took on or the meet the increased costs of living 5 years behind on industry salary rates. No clear goals to grow company other than "to make a profit". Absolutely no internal growth. They will put up opportunities for interal hires and have them go through several stages of interviews, and then decide to simply not fill the role. Hiring and wage increases are negociated through the German Works Council even for American employees, which greatly hinders any career growth. Time zones difference between Berlin and USA makes collaboration very difficult. Slowly removing benefits that have been grandfathered in since the beginning days of iZotope