Red Hat reviews

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

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
Apr 11, 2024

Mostly Great

Recommend
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Pros

Cutting edge technology sales, great benefits, flexible work environment, competitive pay

Cons

Internal system blockers, unrealistic end of quarter/year expectations for sales executives. Cap on internal salary promotions leading to lower pay for loyal employees than that of peers who were hired from external.

5.0
Apr 10, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

In the 2 years I've been at Red Hat, what's stood out to me the most are how friendly people are at the company and the company's commitment to developing the best products they can. The people I have worked with at Red Hat, for the majority of the time, love the company they work for and the work they do. Red Hat's culture promotes flexibility and and respect for one's time (most of the time). The folks I meet are all passionate people with interesting hobbies outside of work and for some, their work is their hobby. I always say, work for a company you believe in, and Red Hat makes it easy to believe in the company. The products we deliver continue to lead the market and even though competition is fiercer now than 5y ago. Maybe I drank the Kool Aid, but it gives me the confidence to do my job.

Cons

Senior leadership always 'feels' out of reach. Generally, the field only hears from and meets with with senior leadership during all-hands meetings or during annual team reviews. Interactions with them feel transactional and always business related. A lack of 'relatedness' is my impression. Taking into account for current market/economic conditions, it's understandable how one might not receive a raise or the lack of promotions. That being said, the feedback process during the promotion process is not transparent. It requires proactivity to reach out to upper levels of management to understand why someone may not have been promoted. It seems every 1-2 years there is a reorganization/shuffle of teams and management. Sometimes this make it so all your previous year's effort/work is null. That makes it hard to want to continue putting in consistent effort to drive sales, opportunities, etc. When you don't know if you will get the 'credit' for the work you put in. All that being said, the career progressions for SAs is fairly straight forward. I can't say that I feel like I am being advocated for or provided with the tools to advance my career here. I can say that at least on paper the requirements to get to the next level are clear and concise. How it's decided if you meet those requirements are unclear. Therefore, it's unknown to me if sr. leadership acknowledges my growth/progress.

4.0
Apr 5, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Company has been a blast to work for so far.

Cons

Layoffs impacted employee morale a year ago. Burnout can be hard to deal with.

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