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      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (2,458 total reviews)

      Alex Davern

      63% 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 2,458 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
      2.0
      Oct 21, 2008

      Nice perks, poor pay, too much consensus building

      Product marketing engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Friendly culture, lots of perks (company picnics, parties, good benefits, employee appreciation week, etc.). There's lots of encouragement to be healthy and lots of support for those of us with families -- children are included in holiday themed events a few times a year.

      Cons

      Not enough pay, not enough drive from management, too much consensus building at the expense of progress

      4.0
      Oct 20, 2008

      National Instruments is a good place to work and grow.

      Software engineering
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's a very relaxed work atmosphere and if you ever decide your current group isn't the best fit for you it's easy to switch over to a different team. This is also a great way to learn about various areas within the company.

      Cons

      During a recession they prefer to lower everyone's salaries rather than lay off some folks. If you think your job is pretty secure and didn't think you'd get laid off, you might consider that a negative. Also, while the code is commented very nicely, there isn't much documentation available describing the higher level functionality.

      2.0
      Sep 24, 2008

      Watch out for backstabbing middle managers!

      Staff hardware engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Interesting technology, very smart people.

      Cons

      Some first-line and middle managers have learned that the way to get ahead is to: 1) Assign your work to an underling so you can spend all your time sucking up to your boss; 2) Take all the credit for your team members' accomplishments; and 3) Have someone to throw under the bus when something goes wrong.

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