Red Hat reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,745 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 4,745 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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2.0
Mar 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Red Hat has solid benefits and good PTO. This is manager specific but there is visa sponsorship, global mobility, and flex time.

Cons

There are some good parts about Red Hat. But those good parts do not make it worth what they take from you. Overtime every week, working weekends, into the nights, and during holidays: these are all the norm. And it isn't because it is critical. Leadership focuses on the optics of delivering faster regardless on if the faster delivery is needed or even asked for by the customer. I've had multiple coworkers have stress related health episodes over the past year. And the same day, leaders of those associates have those on the same team working until 10 PM that night for a non-critical item. VPs will fly people in at a moments notice during snowstorms and people sit around waiting for attendees who never show up. This company does not care about employees. It would rather put them in the ground than miss a delivery date. After all, a life is cheaper than taking a hit from shareholders.

3.0
Mar 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

WFH. Work life balance. Legacy Red Hatters maintain good culture

Cons

IBM has taken over, creating hostility, sinking morale and consistent fear of losing your job! Customers on average dont like IBM so that negatively impacts RH by association

1.0
Mar 29, 2026

Just No

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Not a hard place to work and nice office facilities.

Cons

Worst place I have worked in my career. A lot of people who think it’s great don’t seem to have ever worked anyplace else. Standards can be pretty low when you’ve never seen better.

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