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      Too many people managers, no respect for techies. - Principal Software Engineer Red Hat Employee Review

      1.0
      Dec 29, 2019
      Principal software engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - Open source technologies. - Some of the brightest folks to learn from.

      Cons

      - Too many non-technical people managers. - Top-down hierarchal structure. - No openness in culture. - No respect for passionate techies. - Horrible upper management. - Too many untreated mentally ill people. #NeuroDiversity abuse. - The IBM acquisition is destroying what once was beacon for the open source community.

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      5.0
      Jun 3, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Quite of freedom to explore and experiments

      Cons

      Reorgs are quite often lately

      3.0
      May 4, 2026
      Principal project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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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