Good Open Source Culture Based Company - Anonymous employee Red Hat Employee Review

4.0
7 Jul 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Great work/life balance. - Ability to contribute to open source projects. - Has the welfare of its customers in mind.

Cons

* Company has grown beyond its initial roots. It has crossed $1B in revenue last year. Now revenue trumps culture. Company can get short sighted. * Either Engineering calls the shots or management calls the shots. There is a clear divide between management and engineers. No intermingling.

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