Highway to the danger zone - Analyst Networked Insights Employee Review

1.0
Feb 12, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary. Good time off policy. Good for people just out of college and/or people who need to move out of their parents’ house. Good for people who feel like they missed out by not working for a start-up during the dotcom boom. Good for people who like to walk around in their socks.

Cons

This company is a lot of smoke and mirrors. It portrays itself as some cutting-edge company when the reality is, it’s just another in a long line of media companies: a bunch of young, inexperienced people churning out data while upper management types fly around the country mugging around at industry events talking s*&%. The fact of the matter is, the data being churned out is dubious at best. It's inherently biased by whoever happens to be running it and whatever the account managers want it to say but because none of it can be fact-checked, they can get away with it. The bottom-line is, the company got too big (relatively speaking) too fast and the people at the wheel don’t know what to do. Their answer thus far has been to add layers and layers of bureaucracy because they think that’s what they think that's what real companies do. Every time you turn around, a new VP of something or another is being hired; they usually leave after a few months with no explanation only to be replaced by two new VPs. There’s got to be a VP for every 2-3 regular employees at this point but I guess $20M in funding doesn’t just spend itself.

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Great work/life balance, awesome technology and even better people. If you want a place to work that gives you the opportunity to get involved in many aspects of the company, NI is for you! We know how to work hard and have a lot of fun doing it!

Cons

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5.0
Jan 23, 2016
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Pros

Across the board there are fantastic, smart, and dedicated people throughout the organization. A lot of turnover that has happened has had a strongly positive effect. The strategic partnerships that the company has in place with Group M and Twitter put the company in an unparalleled position to own the marketplace in a few years. The core technology is truly differentiated and very difficult to recreate without the partnerships we have in place. Offices are comfortable and the perks are good. Generous time off policy and very flexible managers that accommodate home life needs in balance with work. Compensation levels are reasonable to generous.

Cons

People that leave seem to be exceptionally bitter and disingenuous about their time at NI. We still are battling a lot of the challenges of early stage companies because our industry and products are so new. Yet people don't necessarily join with the expectations of working at a startup anymore given how big we are and how long we have been around. Some hires just don't work out because they have difficulty adapting to an environment that has to be fluid and responsive to a rapidly changing industry.

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