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Native Instruments Reviews

2.8

35% would recommend to a friend

(182 total reviews)

Nick Williams

65% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Native Instruments has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 182 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Native Instruments employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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182 reviews
1.0
10 Feb 2020

I fear NI doesn't have long left...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Fantastic colleagues, knowledgeable and passionate.

Cons

It's become clear that Daniel and Mate's Reach has far exceeded their grasp, and their ambition will be NI's downfall. The worst part is that they know they need help to achieve their impossible 'vision' but they keep hiring expensive, useless clowns who don't understand anything about the Music Tech Industry, and give them ridiculous 'Chief Whatever Officer' titles, instead of listening to their staff. In fairness, Daniel and Mate have had a long history of promoting 'yes-men' to their level of incompetence, so the advice they've always received has always been exactly what they wanted to hear. Thus, we find ourselves at a point where the only thing they can do to avoid sinking is to cut 30% of the staff with no notice, and somehow they still don't have even the beginning of an idea of how to get out of this mess. It's a real shame that it has come to this, NI could have really been something great but it's pretty clear that Daniel, Mate and the rest of the board are going to drive this company into the ground.

5.0
7 Aug 2023

Passionate company with lots of potential

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Products are amazing, passionate and skilled coworkers, fun workplace with many social gatheings, compay genuinly cares about diversity and includions seen through the many events to celebrate Pride frecently, new CEO is doing his best to pull to pull the company together and create a strong culture.

Cons

We are getting better at working across our different geographics and locations, but room for improvement, its a very paced workplace driven by product releases, passionate leaders mean that arte easer to make a mark means there is a lot happening at once.

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Native Instruments Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback on your time with us. It's fantastic to hear that you're impressed by our products and enjoy the company of passionate and skilled colleagues and the engaging and fun workplace environment. We're pleased that our new CEO's efforts to strengthen our culture are evident to you. We appreciate your advice and cheering us on. As you have suggested, we will continue to drive culture programs and bring people together for all company gatherings. Your insights are invaluable in shaping our ongoing efforts, and we thank you for being part of our exciting journey forward.
5.0
2 Mar 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Fantastic products, a deeply ingrained music culture and wonderful people. - A number of really exciting new projects in the pipeline. - Developments focussed on making music production available to people with different abilities (e.g. visual-impairment). - The recently appointed Executive Team has made a number of significant and positive steps towards creating a truly open, positive and collaborative environment. - Native has returned to its Music Technology roots with a future spin and is moving into fresh waters after a challenging few years. - The opportunity to connect and work with many great artists.

Cons

- DEIBA and sustainability topics are in their infancy, but there is a strong and very real commitment from the new Executive Team. - The company has been through a turbulent few years which has lead to a need for rebuilding in some areas. However, with this there is of course great opportunity.

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