Red Hat - Anonymous employee Red Hat Employee Review

3.0
Aug 4, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of good people (if there are any left). Good place to work if you're an engineer and your passion is open source software.

Cons

If you're not an engineer with a passion for open source Red Hat is not unlike any other company. The same office politics, the same backstabbing, the same people in positions that should not be there but were in the right place at the right time. They say the right things but in fact don't follow them. After listening to fellow workers I'm convinced the ballot box gets stuffed by a certain few departments when it comes time for these "Best Places to Work" lists come out.

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Cons

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