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
Nov 8, 2012

Good Experience

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative environment Mid-level management is involved and responsive Real value is placed on software Development staff is very talented Transparency is a priority Embraces technology market shifts Contributes to the community

Cons

Rapid growth is stretching management and infrastructure resources Limited career growth in some departments

4.0
Oct 24, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology, innovation, employees are encouraged to speak up. Red Hat has a dynamic global work force and hires the top talent no matter where they live in the world. Employees are not micro-managed and are empowered to utilize their skills and experience in their fields.

Cons

RedHat's corporate "branding" team thinks they run the company and members step out of their boundaries to monitor every social post or opinion of employees who blog, tweet or just have opinions they express on a social media platform. I'd bet someone in branding will read this review and attempt to stick their 2 to 4 cents in on my post. Management might be too focused on wall street and keeping analysts happy at times;

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