Red Hat reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(4,738 total reviews)
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Matt Hicks

77% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Red Hat has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 4,738 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Red Hat employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Mar 10, 2018

Unethical Practices

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Pros

High pay, good benefits, beautiful work environment, as the first to enter the niche open source market, they are well positioned in the market.

Cons

Incredibly hypocritical. “Open” culture is a branding gimmick, nothing more. They are not transparent about their policies and management decisions. Outside the legal department, ethics are not important. The legal department has very little leverage. HR will not accommodate certain types of disabilities, which is illegal and completely discriminatory. Don’t believe the hype, and if you do accept an offer, don’t drink the koolaid.

1.0
Nov 27, 2017

mythbuster

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Pros

you can tell people you work at red hat and they ooo and ahh

Cons

parking for certain but there's really nothing happening here. a place where friends hire friends and the place wreaks of nepotism. if you cant play the corporate dummy employee card, stay clear. this establishment will drain your creativity. its a myth what a great place this is supposed to be to work. it's mediocrity at its best.

2.0
Jul 5, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of smart technical people and interesting technologies. Great training/learning opportunities for junior to mid level technical professionals.

Cons

High pressure for revenue and growth, sometimes at the expense of quality and values. Employees feel like they are commodity, poor work/life balance with expectation for managers to work well beyond 40 hrs & heavy travel for consultants, good managers are not free to really manage, management structure and policies are disorganized and not consistently enforced. Consultants are often blamed for project failures when they fail due to poor management. Very political environment, heavy favoritism, company will not protect good employees if targeted to be managed out due to making a mistake, project failure or personal bias.

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