Fun place to work, but there is too much favoritism. - Program Manager Red Hat Employee Review

4.0
Dec 6, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Its a fun and challenging place to work. Opportunities abound.

Cons

If you or your management aren't within senior managements "inner circle" or "favorites list" its hard to influence and make a difference. You may say that is typical corporate life. You would be right. BUT at Red Hat claims to be different based on the open source idea of "meritocracy: an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth."

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5.0
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Pros

Quite of freedom to explore and experiments

Cons

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3.0
May 4, 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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