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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 Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Sep 19, 2011
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Pros

They have a very friendly environment that allows someone to ask questions and learn from others. While some people don't have a great understanding, the management was aware of people's technical skills and gave them projects that they were capable of.

Cons

The pay is not as great as other companies. And for someone who would want to continue education, they only had three options to get your Masters which is very difficult to do (as in hard to do the school and work at the same time) from what I've heard.

3.0
Sep 19, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

-mostly work with intelligent, competent people -open-ended projects that allow exploration and learning -job stability -friendly culture -employee dedication and generally positive morale -excellent benefits -good work life balance -small company (branch) environment with large company benefits and stock plans -easy 9-5 job

Cons

-lower than average pay -no room for career advancement -no official telecommuting policy -slow, conservative decision making processes -poor middle management made up by talented employees -cult-like behaviour with the "NI Way" leading to a lack of objectiveness about NI products especially in choosing the best resources or tools for projects -promotion almost exclusively internally, even when internal candidates are unsuitable -no official training. Google is where you train yourself in this company. -no incentive for performance as annual bonus is the same across the board and raises are at inflation -slow to move to new technologies -open cubicles, leading to constant distraction and zero privacy -international company that has yet to figure out how to manage and coordinate international branches properly -less than average vacation days to start (2 weeks)

5.0
Sep 14, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

You would want to work for this company because of the friendliness of the people, great work life balance, and opportunities for movement within the company.

Cons

As an intern working outside of engineering, the pay is not as high as it could be. The overall experience would be better if you felt you were properly compensated.

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