National Instruments – “Great place to work”

Pros

First, the company cares about employees' well-being (fitness center on campus, work-life balance classes, career development classes, etc). In addition, it's less uptight than most other technology companies. There isn't a strict dress code, work hours are fairly flexible, and interns work on the same floor with the CEO.

Cons

The biggest downside, by far, is that employees are overworked. We're currently in a hiring freeze to avoid layoffs during this recession, but everyone I know is doing several people's jobs. Lots of projects are falling through the cracks as a result.

Advice to Senior Management

Dear leadership of National Instruments, you need to resume hiring again. I appreciate that you want to make sure the business is stable before doing anything that could increase costs, but you're not even replacing people who leave.