Red Hat reviews

4.1

81% 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 Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0
Nov 21, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

If you like working remote 100% of the time, this is a great fit; most of the quality engineering team is distributed around the world and remote teaming is required. Solid benefits offerings and compensation. Most folks are engaged and highly opinionated about technology, sometimes ad-nauseum. This level of passion is a good thing for a company that is focused on technology and collaboration. The variety of technologies and learning opportunities available mean that you'll have plenty of chances to brush up on the latest Red Hat sponsored open-source technologies. If you like to learn and grow, this is a good place to be.

Cons

The remote work aspect is an impediment to collaboration between development and quality engineering; expect things to move much more slowly than an environment with co-located team members. Sometimes quality engineering work can feel like a "rubber stamping" charade at this company. Heavy emphasis on correspondence via e-mail. Conversations and decisions that would be made more effectively via a real-time discussion are often taken care of via e-mail or online chat. There is an emphasis on being receptive to feedback, but this openness doesn't always extend to taking action, even if the benefits are obvious. Sometimes feedback is simply passively ignored. Some things can be changed. Some can't because of inertia. For an open source company, the source code for test automation is strangely kept private. This is reflective of the internal structure of the company - quality engineering is not formally included in the engineering part of the organization.

3.0
Oct 13, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Red Hat is constantly growing their products and integrating features enterprises care about. It is easy to be close to relevant technologies, get exposure in the industry, grow through training and collaborate with other business units. I can probably write a book on the different opportunities for personal and skill growth.

Cons

Promotions and recognition depend heavily on your people manager. Performance bias exists and some peers and those in management are quick to assume your skill level and expertise. Hard to find true mentors and there are not many advocates for newer consultants that go above and beyond with extraordinary performance. Finally, major lack of diversity in the consulting organization.

4.0
Oct 11, 2019

Account Executive

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Being part of a great team makes all the difference.

Cons

Can be competitive and petty with politics and rewards.

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