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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

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Senior management

      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
      1.0
      Aug 11, 2010

      Disappointing

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some very smart engineers The CEO is modest and approachable Somewhat flexible schedules Some great people in general Location is good

      Cons

      Middle management is inexperienced and incompetent Unlike the CEO, the rest of the senior management is not modest and approachable Smarter people usually leave after a few years of service because they get burnt out by the unfair treatment and by the increasing politics It's definitely, and by far, not one of the "best places to work", there are some 100% true believers who keep voting extremely positively in the surveys Unlike what you're told, pay is really bad if you stay there long enough after school

      3.0
      Aug 6, 2010

      Lots of smart folks to work with, slow decision making and limited opportunities for growth lately

      Group manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Management proactive about communicating strategy to manage business through downturn in economy -Lots of smart people -Engineering centric company (which can be a Con for anyone not working in R&D) -Lots of opportunity to work on new and exciting technologies -Layoffs are an absolute last resort, high degree of job security

      Cons

      -Very slow decision making, often requiring consensus from too many stakeholders -Hire the 'best and brightest', but pay at or below average -Not enough difference in raises between top performers and average performers -Too many decisions have to be escalated all the way to the top

      3.0
      Aug 5, 2010

      Good place to launch a career

      Hardware engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Challenging (at the beginning) - Interesting projects for new grads - Some tech leads are knowledgeable and make good mentors - Good training opportunities (when granted) - Competitive benefits - Stable job - Flexibility - Good work/life balance - Open-door policy (not always though)

      Cons

      - Lower and middle management too young and inexperienced - Many people fail to understand basic concepts - R&D engineers work disconnected from customers' needs - Management plays favorites as part of the culture, which lowers the "outsiders" morale - Consensus culture (promoted by management) makes projects move slow and developers are then blamed for delayed outcomes - Switch and bait due to lack of direction/leadership/understanding and underperforming marketing department - Although a company's benefit is tuition assistance, graduate studies are not valued nor appreciated

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