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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4.0
Oct 20, 2014

Good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

employee friendly and good work life balance

Cons

I don't think there are any cons...

4.0
Oct 18, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits, good PTO, and the best is that you are to "build" your own schedule for the week (up to some extent).

Cons

It's really difficult to get promotions, the only way you get a new job is to move to another area at the company. Management doesn't seem to be too interested in their associate's careers.

4.0
Oct 15, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced, friendly, cutting-edge technology, exceptional space for company growth, competitive pay and benefits, the ability to offer your technology customers valuable options.

Cons

Kludgy processes lead to a rudderless feel. Countless, mis-matched internal tools create a massive time suck. Internal policies are poorly communicated. Management promotions appear to be based on seniority and/or nepotism vs. qualifications. Managers are rewarded for instituting/perpetuating a status-quo culture- despite a company mission directly counter to such behavior. Too many 'what the heck does that job title mean' jobs being created, indicating mission creep/ turf growth...

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