Red Hat reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,750 total reviews)
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Matt Hicks

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Red Hat has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 4,750 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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5.0
Jun 19, 2015

Opportunity, opportunity, opportunity!

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Pros

On the early side of your career, Red Hat offers many opportunities to grow your career quickly. I've grown my skills and earning power more in the last few years at Red Hat than I have in 8 years at other companies. Management stays out of everyone's way for the most part, I see little evidence of micromanaging on the engineering side of the business. My career has also grown readily at Red Hat, and I have the opportunity to move between business units and departments to grow my career. You're free to share your opinions, and participate in projects that you can bring value to. You're not limited to only those projects that fall strictly in your own job description.

Cons

It's somewhat common for some people to feel the need to "participate" in projects where they're not necessarily contributing value to show their "worth" to the organization. This is part of the culture, and is generally unavoidable. Given the open decision framework Red Hat employs, this slows down decision making some times, and can derail projects. However, I'd take this over strict siloing any day. It's possible to overcome this through skilled influencing and Pay seems less than comparable companies, but I think there are benefits that outweigh it. Remote employees can feel isolated at times.

5.0
Jun 17, 2015

Great place to work!

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Pros

Quickly growing company, lots of room for advancement and a great culture!

Cons

The quick growth sometimes leads to resource challenges, but nothing that can't be overcome.

4.0
Jun 16, 2015

Program Manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Collaboration, opportunities to be creative. If you are top talent, management is very flexible on your work life balance, meaning leave early for appts, finish work at home.

Cons

Too much collaboration on simple decisions which can slow down the process. Managers not always aligned on goals.

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