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      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

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      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      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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      5K reviews
      5.0
      Nov 15, 2017

      Best Place I've Ever Worked

      Technical writer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Wonderful environment where your coworkers actually listen to you! - Freedom to shape your career into what you want it to be. - Quarterly bonuses are fantastic.. - Intelligent, collaborative, and fun coworkers. - Fantastic work/life balance. - People say thank you. I feel appreciated.

      Cons

      I love Red Hat, but it's not for everyone. The freedom to say what you think and be heard means that Red Hat can be chaotic and difficult. Sometimes, it's hard to move forward because everyone has an opinion. Still, I wouldn't work anywhere else. Some of the managers are young and inexperienced, so you may have to be patient with them. They seem to be open to learning and growing though.

      3.0
      Apr 29, 2023

      Not the company I joined

      Program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great teammates and direct managers, interesting projects, good benefits, flexible schedule

      Cons

      Since transitioning leadership last year, things have been in a downward spiral. Latest CEO Matt Hicks tries to be relatable but pales in comparison to previous CEO Paul Cormier and ends up sounding condescending, shutting down the touted “open” culture, and now gutting sections of the company with layoffs targeting program management (which he labeled “admin” and devalued as middlemen alone) and those working on open source projects—including the entirety of the opensource.com team. It’s become apparent the bottom line and advancing into cloud services is now more important than associate well-being, and we’re supposed to “work smarter,” “simplify,” and “focus on what we can do for the company.” Meanwhile, trust in leadership is lost and psychological safety is at an all time low.

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