A tip of the hat - Principal Software Engineer Red Hat Employee Review

5.0
Jun 8, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing, inclusive corporate culture. Management is receptive to new ideas at all levels. The whole company lives the open-source philosophy Red Hat has a very low employee turnover rate Highly supportive corporate culture Many opportunities to advance Nature of open-source makes it possible to grow your career publicly

Cons

Nature of open-source makes it difficult at times to separate work and personal life

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Extremely talented and motivated people Great product and ecosystem around Kubernetes

Cons

Bluewashing is real. After 4 years past acquisition it is not Open Decision company anymore. There is no clear communication about the direction where the company goes, some departments were moved to IBM without clear explanation why. Promotion process that was clear before is gone, and now your salary increase or promotion are directly depend on your relationship with the manager and not from your contribution to the team or the product.

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