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Continuous limbo - heavy toll on mental health - Anonymous employee Native Instruments Employee Review

1.0
Aug 29, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Inspiring colleagues and products! For the beginning of my time, it was the most wonderful thing to come in everyday and work with a team of amazing people and I was so proud of the work I was doing. I came in at a pivotal moment for the company and truly felt the importance of my work, even if it only lasted a short time . My direct manager was the epitome of a leader and empowered us all to perform.

Cons

What happened over the last few months at NI has been complete heartbreak. We all live in limbo everyday to see who's getting cut and who stays. No real communication to any of us and we are treated like cattle. No trust in management whatsoever. And other than my amazing colleagues, it's hard to feel team spirit when even the people who run the company can't be bothered to meet or talk with you as a human. We come in everyday inspired and wanting to work and we were constantly stomped on. If you don't fall into the "white male" category, be prepared to potentially hit the glass ceiling. I'm fed up and will be leaving. And in general, when you lose trust in the decisions being made, it's only a matter of time before the whole thing sinks. Rest in peace, NI.

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Native Instruments Response
6y
We appreciate your feedback and we realize it is a difficult time of change at Native. Parting ways with our colleagues has been the most difficult part of our transformation, but we had to make some structural changes in order to be able to execute on the new vision. From what I understand, you are still employed by NI, so before you decide to leave, we ask that you give us a chance to respond to your concerns at our next All Hands. We will be addressing the topics you mentioned here.

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Thank you for your short and sweet feedback. We're thrilled to hear that you've found our team to be great to work with! Your feedback about pay is important to us, and we understand the significance of fair compensation. We're in the process of implementing a new global career framework with levels roles and salaries. As part of this, we evaluated our pay structures to ensure they remain competitive within the industry. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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