Great Coworkers, Poor Corporate Policy - Software Engineer Red Hat Employee Review

4.0
Dec 30, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great people at Red Hat, everybody collaborates and supports each other well.

Cons

IBM policies are what you'd expect from a dying has-been corporation grasping at straws for salvation with its acquisition of Red Hat. New travel policy and encroachment of management bureaucracy erodes the tech-focused culture that made Red Hat great.

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Cons

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