Not what it used to be... - Anonymous employee Red Hat Employee Review

1.0
Jul 16, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It used to be a great place... despite the IBM acquisition, RH it's not what it was because the strategy: now it's all about vendor lock-in and not being open.

Cons

Company direction is disappointing... this is not OpenSource, this is not Open Culture... Paul only wants RH and he doesn't realize there is world beyond RH

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