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Q&A With National Instruments Employees
The greatest and most sustainable long-term competitive advantage for NI is our employees, who directly influence the culture and the company’s continued success. As NI continues to steadily grow, we must ensure that our “people platform” strategy delivers a great employee experience that fuels engagement, professional growth for individuals and profitability for the company. NI is committed to be a visionary company that is built to last and a place where people love what they do, bring who they are and feel like their work is making a difference.
How employees describe working at National Instruments
It is good enough, not great
Good people on my team, overall.
Very good products. And sustainable
Very business and result focused
Friendly, genuinely care for colleagues and compmag
What it's like to work at National Instruments
- National Instruments employees generally work 8.9 hrs a day
- Employees at National Instruments report the work pace is moderate
- On a typical day, employees at National Instruments have 2 meetings
- 88% of National Instruments employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- National Instruments employees most often take 15-20 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 80% of National Instruments employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- National Instruments employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a year
- 76% of National Instruments employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With National Instruments Employees
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What is the best part about your compensation package at National Instruments?
Top Employee Response
Hands down the best place to work and play!
Not much. Depressingly underpaid.
What do people at National Instruments think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
Will simply bleed the company to the bone to grow profitability while revenue continues to lag. NI is good at not spending money, particularly on it's employees. It is terrible at growing revenue - there is always an excuse (Forex, PMI, largest customer screwed us over, etc). It's never the fault of senior leadership or strategy.
What part of National Instruments's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
All are having difficulties. SMU is growing fastest. Any other fast growing groups are too small to be meaningful.
What are your coworkers at National Instruments like?
Generally talented and interested in their work on the technical side. Completely inept and unproductive if ELP graduate middle managers.
What are you most excited about working at National Instruments?
Not working more than 40 hours a week. Access to interesting technology.
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at National Instruments?
Encourage risk taking in R&D and reward innovative work. Remove the egalitarian mindset and allow high performers to be retained with compensation. Stop holding the shareholder triangle above all else with nonstop talk about profitability with lackluster growth. Reduce the dividend and invest in the company if it is to be an actual "growth" company. The culture for R&D is quite poor with a negative outlook.
What do you look for in a new hire? is it hard to recruit someone good?
Top Employee Response
yes it is difficult because they know NI pays below average.
Play any sports or do you guys do any other team stuff for bonding?
Top Employee Response
nope, other teams do.
do you feel like you can impact the direction of the product?
Top Employee Response
Yes! By gaining customer insight and using it to demonstrate business potential.
do they buy you dinner if you stay late?
no hahahahaha that's funny
Do they drug test at all there?
Yes. Urine.
What do you like best about the leadership team at National Instruments?
Top Employee Response
I like their management strategy. No micro-managing going on here (at least not in my department)
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What appraisals are received by the employees
How are the benefits at National Instruments for employees in Engineering?
National Instruments' Engineering team rates their overall benefits a B and most of them think the perks are Neutral. 74% of National Instruments employees in Engineering say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in Engineering also get 15-20 days of paid vacation, and most of them believe the cash value of their benefits is $1500 - $2500/mo.
How's career growth and advancement at National Instruments?
53% of the same employees also feel like National Instruments is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees have a mentor to help them navigate their career at National Instruments.
How are the managers in the Engineering department at National Instruments?
National Instruments' Engineering team rates their manager a B or 70/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. The engineering team (80%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
What's the pay like for employees at National Instruments?
National Instruments employees rates their pay and overall compensation a D+ or 56/100. 31% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 69% of employees get raises every year.
How are the benefits at National Instruments for employees in Product?
National Instruments' Product team rates their overall benefits an A- and most of them think the perks are Neutral. 86% of National Instruments employees in Product say they are satisfied with their benefits.
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Should I work at National Instruments?
25% of National Instruments employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 23% are neutral and 52% would not recommend working at National Instruments to their friends.
| 25% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 23% | Passive |
| 52% | Detractors |
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