Generally good place to work, but lots of areas for improvement - Sales Red Hat Employee Review

4.0
Apr 15, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

From a sales standpoint, good brand recognition and being the recognized leader makes life easier. A solid product portfolio, innovation and solid customer demand for products is a big plus. I generally like the people at red hat.

Cons

Business groups each tend to live in their own bubble, and unfortunately there is often little cooperation between groups. Certain departments have too much control over the processes. There are creative ways in the comp plan to limit the money you can make. Executive management seems to be a bit detached. There is little empowerment to make decisions. Certain departments are more concerned about whats going on inside their bubble, rather than how things impact the customer. -a lot of red tape to get anything done, politics -poor processes -insufficient marketing / advertising efforts

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

Quite of freedom to explore and experiments

Cons

Reorgs are quite often lately

3.0
May 4, 2026
Recommend
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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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