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      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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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
      Aug 6, 2014

      An inspiring place to work while contributing to the common good

      Senior software engineer
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      Pros

      Red Hat has a winning business model that is built on open source software so you'll get to contribute to the community and the company at the same time. This growing company has employees around the world (including lots of remote folks). Rewards and opportunity are ripe for those willing to work hard.

      Cons

      Just like any company at this stage of growth, Red Hat is experiencing some growing pains. Fortunately, the open culture places decision making in the open and employees are encouraged to weigh in on important issues.

      3.0
      Aug 5, 2014

      Lots of growth, lots of promise, lots of dysfunction

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Incredible scope to seize opportunities, grow with new and emerging projects. Open source is amazing. A lot of the people are great, super smart and committed. I had an amazing tenure here, but got out when the politics started getting to me.

      Cons

      Company is full of turds: underqualified hacks who have been with the company for over 10 years and promoted way above their capabilities, and recent refugees from big companies like Microsoft, Oracle, EMC who Red Hat thought they needed to legitimize themselves as they grew bigger but are just a bunch of dead weight. Political infighting like you wouldn't believe. If you can avoid the land mines, the toxic people, and the zombie projects you can get things done, but it's not the company it was three years ago.

      1.0
      Aug 4, 2014

      My worst career mistake

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Business Outlook

      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

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