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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5.0
Dec 9, 2015

This Nerd is Home!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

When you step through the door, you will go from being the Big Nerd on Campus to possibly feeling downright dumb. Like "how did I ever get hired here"? The great part is that you're now part of an honest to goodness community that wants to help you succeed. The "open culture" that you're scoffing at right now is the real deal inside of Red Hat. If you are willing to learn, the opportunities are pretty endless. I'm also a remote employee and that's working out well...Red Hat does that piece right.

Cons

Not a company for people who need someone holding their hands to get things done. There's collaboration and then there's being dead weight. If you need constant supervision or have a thin skin, this might not be the place for you.

3.0
Sep 19, 2015

Senior Director

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Varied work. Interesting. Can't get fired.

Cons

Top-down, highly bureaucratic. Incompetent managers are protected by HR. Lack of innovation.

3.0
Oct 27, 2014

Not what I expected...

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Pros

- Challenging. If you thrive, you stand to learn and grow much. - Awesome name on resume - Very smart co-workers

Cons

- Compensation. The amount of work being done, with the level that it is accomplished at, leaves the compensation below industry. - Travel - Work life balance. - At times, felt like staff augmentation. - Some frustrating coworkers. Culture of complete transparency can lead to lots of pedantic debates.

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