Toxic Environment - Shady Practices - Anonymous employee Red Hat Employee Review

2.0
12 Jan 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent health benefits, not much else.

Cons

Management in general, especially sales, is incredibly inept. Management at Red Hat is nearly impossible to fire, even when they have several complaints from an overwhelming majority of their team. In addition, the company creates a revolving door, when good folks leave due to mismanagement. -Comp plans and commission structures have become nearly impossible to attain, huge amount of turnover due to recent changes in corporate commission policy. -CEO wrote a book that is pure fiction, compared to the day to day real life at the company. -Most managers are only concerned with their "sandbox" and making it to retirement. -New reps and those promoted to management are typically extended to relatives of current company employees, nepotism is rampant. -Very inefficient processes and systems -Work/life balance is out the window, quarter end is a nightmare (expected to stay until midnight several days in a row.

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Pros

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Cons

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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

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