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      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (4,753 total reviews)
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      Matt Hicks

      76% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      Red Hat has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 4,753 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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      4.0
      Mar 15, 2016

      Good work life balance

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Dependent on manager and department, but the company is flexible with working from home, flexibility for appointments etc., as long as the work gets done.

      Cons

      Sometimes the "culture" can feel a little hypocritical. Some decisions are made openly. Others seem to be made behind closed doors.

      4.0
      Mar 13, 2016

      Good place to learn and experience community spirit

      Business systems analyst
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      Pros

      -Open collaboration mindset -Good place to learn -Take on work you have a passion for -Promotes employee community -Quarterly bonus based on meeting financial goals

      Cons

      -Siloed departments due to executive level organization (sales&marketing, product&services, IT&finance&ops) causing duplication in processes and goal conflicts. -Disconnect between executives and employees -Emphasis on projects execution, but little focus on long term control and monitoring -Management reorganization every 16-18 months -1st line managers with poor skills (ie lack leadership skills) -Work not always recognized: promotion and advancement depends on who you know and your visibility in department rather than how hard you work. -No clear path to career advancement: 1st level managers promise future advancement opportunities and/or salary increases but don't follow through. - Easy to get burned out in hopes of improving your visibility to attain elusive career advancement

      5.0
      Mar 13, 2016

      Great company but slowly losing its culture

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      - passionate people and fantastic culture - great environment to learn and pursue your dreams - big company but feels like a start-up; very nimble

      Cons

      Frank Calderoni, the new CFO, is changing the culture for the worse. He is bloating management layers and switching the mindset to a big/ bureaucratic culture. Everything to him is a number, including people. His steady push to layoff people in the US and hire in low cost regions is negatively affecting employee morale. The company currently has positive momentum so it will continue doing well in the market but the effects of Frank's decisions may come to haunt the company soon.

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