NI Selected for Prestigious List Based on Employee Feedback and Company Culture
"It is such an honor to be recognized 10 consecutive years for providing a stable work environment that fosters such satisfaction and dedication from our employees," said Dr.
Best known for pioneering virtual instrumentation with its NI LabVIEW graphical system design platform, National Instruments offers numerous professional and personal development initiatives to support the company's philosophy that well-rounded employees foster the NI community spirit and provide inspiration to excel. Programs such as the LEGO(R) MINDSTORMS(R) mentorships with local schools and the Spring Volunteer Campaign present employees with opportunities to give back to the community. The company also offers wellness programs and an on-site gym to encourage a healthy lifestyle and activities such as Employee Appreciation Week, deck parties and company-wide meetings to promote camaraderie and a sense of community within the corporate environment. Additionally, National Instruments provides more than 1,000 training and development opportunities to help employees advance their technical and professional skills.
"Ten years of recognition as a Great Place to Work is an accomplishment we are very proud of and demonstrates that National Instruments has a work culture that is built to last," said
In addition to the U.S. honors, the Great Places to Work Institute, which compiles the list of best employers for FORTUNE each year, named National Instruments as one of the best places to work in
How FORTUNE Chose the 100 Best
The Great Place to Work Institute compiles the list of best employers for FORTUNE each year. This year, more than 81,000 employees from 353 companies responded to the Institute's 57-question survey. Two-thirds of a company's score is based on the survey, which is sent to a minimum of 400 randomly selected employees from each company. The remainder of the score is based on the evaluation of company responses to several questions. For more information on the FORTUNE "100 Best Companies to Work For" list, visit www.fortune.com.
About National Instruments
National Instruments (www.ni.com) is transforming the way engineers and scientists design, prototype and deploy systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications. NI empowers customers with off-the-shelf software such as NI LabVIEW and modular cost-effective hardware, and sells to a broad base of more than 25,000 different companies worldwide, with no one customer representing more than 3 percent of revenue and no one industry representing more than 10 percent of revenue. Headquartered in
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