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      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (2,457 total reviews)

      Alex Davern

      63% approve of CEO

      46% positive business outlook

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      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 2,457 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
      Oct 3, 2008

      Great place to work

      Applications engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This is a very good place to start a career. You get to network and talk with a lot of engineers from many different backgrounds. There are also a lot of young talented people in the company that you get to hang out with after work. Certain projects at NI that you get to work on is very rewarding.

      Cons

      At times it really feels like you're in a cult. There are employees in the company that seriously thinks that National Instruments is the best company in the world. Although NI is a very good company to work for, it also has its own issues. Occasionally, I believe that NI can be way too frugal on expenses.

      4.0
      Sep 25, 2008

      NI - a good place to begin a career

      Product marketing engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      National Instruments is a fun, relaxed workplace. People frequently come in wearing shorts and flipflops and it's easy to make your schedule flexible. Management is normally pretty open to feedback, and it's definitely possible to move around (laterally) within the company to try different things. It's easy to get some fantastic, resume building experience in a short period of time.

      Cons

      With such a flat organization, it can be difficult to make significant career advances. Salaries also don't increase quite as fast as some competitors. NI is looking for people who are passionate about its culture and products - and those people typically work for less.

      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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