Overall a pretty good place to work, but room for improvements. - Anonymous employee Red Hat Employee Review

4.0
9 Sept 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- intelligent colleagues who are passionate about open source - friendly and open work environment (work from home, casual dress, free snacks, etc.) - the ability to freely speak your mind without any repercussions - brand recognition and growth opportunities in the marketplace - job security (no large scale layoffs, ever)

Cons

- no Chief Marketing Officer = no clear corporate marketing strategy and silo'd activities within business units - behind the times in marketing best practices and ability to execute - the open culture of asking for input from everyone on everything slows down the decision making process - benefits are expensive and health coverage is not very good - need better tools to get work done - certain departments have a lot of power over corporate decisions (the People Team, a/k/a HR, is one of them)

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5.0
3 Jun 2026
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Pros

Quite of freedom to explore and experiments

Cons

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3.0
4 May 2026
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Pros

- Good team culture and work-life balance if you have the right management chain - Remote work if you're not close to an office - Leadership transparency and willingness to hear feedback

Cons

- Constant re-orgs without strategy are destabilizing - Manager pool is very mixed in terms of experience and skill - Poor role definition can lead to surprises at quarterly review time - Layoffs/reductions have had a chilling effect - Lower salaries compared to competitors

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