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93 reviews
2.0
Jul 30, 2020

Mess at the top

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Pros

great people, great products, good pay, loyalty rewarded

Cons

goals are moving targets, constant change of leadership and staff, people are disposable

2.0
Jan 13, 2021

In hindsight...

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Music tech job - Some great people on the team - Komplete is a studio essential

Cons

- Questionable culture - Political games common - Success not often rewarded - Badly organized marketing team

1.0
Feb 14, 2021
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Pros

Nice people and some of the teams are really nice to work in. Location is quite chic, and nice, by the Spree, with lots of restaurants in the area.

Cons

The company culture is just a facade, same for inter-team collaboration. Many of the old employees are so frustrated that that in the best case they just mimic their interest for the product. In reality all they do is to fight for their position and a possible promotion. This creates a very toxic environment that hinders the development of any of the good ideas that anyone might have.

2.0
May 4, 2020

Employees Come Last

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Pros

Talented, driven, music obsessed people, free beer and breakfast, free software and good hardware discount, pilates in the office, nice office location

Cons

Chaos at all levels, constant changes in staff and structure, upper management does not care about the people or company culture, knowledgable staff continually ignored to serve the whims of the CEO, no investment in teaching the staff how to use company products, no advancement opportunities, no women in higher management positions, no attempt to connect departments and make cohesive decisions, no onboarding process for new staff, being a data driven company only important when it suits the upper management, zero confidence from the employees in the company strategy, feedback points from terrible employee survey results never addressed, employees in constant fear of being fired for no reason, no bridge between technical teams and the rest of the company, long, boring quarterly meetings with no real information, just staff forced to listen to the CEO go on for an hour

1.0
Aug 14, 2020

Not a good work environment

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Pros

Flexy hours, great people are employed here

Cons

There is constant change in the company set up, strategy, planning, etc. A very disruptive work environment with little to no career growth, unless you are a white male.

2.0
Nov 9, 2020

poor management

Recommend
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Pros

nice people in the teams

Cons

management, Not a user-centered company due to micromanagement

1.0
Aug 5, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

NI gets the world's best talent who are passionate about music products but pay them unethically and below industry standard salaries.

Cons

Extremely low salaries below industry standards. No growth. Better work in other companies than waste your talent here. Racism is rampant - good people have left, what is remaining is a group of racist people who just put on a smile and do sugar coated diversity and inclusion. No effort made to actually improve the employees salaries and keep them motivated.

5.0
Mar 2, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- Fantastic products, a deeply ingrained music culture and wonderful people. - A number of really exciting new projects in the pipeline. - Developments focussed on making music production available to people with different abilities (e.g. visual-impairment). - The recently appointed Executive Team has made a number of significant and positive steps towards creating a truly open, positive and collaborative environment. - Native has returned to its Music Technology roots with a future spin and is moving into fresh waters after a challenging few years. - The opportunity to connect and work with many great artists.

Cons

- DEIBA and sustainability topics are in their infancy, but there is a strong and very real commitment from the new Executive Team. - The company has been through a turbulent few years which has lead to a need for rebuilding in some areas. However, with this there is of course great opportunity.

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