Red Hat reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,742 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 4,742 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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1.0
Aug 4, 2014

My worst career mistake

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Brand name company - looks good on your resume; nice corporate office and amenities, especially for younger employees; free parking; training opportunities

Cons

Inexperienced managers of people; not always strategic in their actions; not open to new ideas; caste system from a structure standpoint

2.0
Mar 20, 2024

Getting worse every day

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work is good. Tech stack is nice to work on. Some very smart and capable engineering teams.

Cons

Bad management and leadership is going to be the death of this company. There are almost zero opportunities for promotion now for staff who have been there for years, and management continually finds ways to make it more confusing and difficult to work towards career progression. Salaries have totally stalled out - they released salary ranges for different roles and just about everyone is in the lower or middle range regardless of performance. Raises aren't keeping up with the cost of living, and more and more responsibilities are added to roles with nothing given to employees in return. Many good people are looking for opportunities outside the company or have already left, a lot of those left are lazy or incompetent.

2.0
Mar 9, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of autonomy with what you want to work on, opportunity to learn, flexible work hours and open culture. You are an "individual contributor" in the truest sense if that is your style of working!

Cons

The environment could be very political and toxic and lots of middle level managers who keep running from room to room attending meetings. You need to be a favorite to see promotions and even if you are, be ready to act pretentious (Don't say - "I fixed the bug, say, I fixed it in 15 minutes"). Salaries are pathetically low. Very low appreciation unless you are a "favorite pupil" in which case see your self rise rapidly.

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