Great company but slowly losing its culture - Anonymous employee Red Hat Employee Review

5.0
13 Mar 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- passionate people and fantastic culture - great environment to learn and pursue your dreams - big company but feels like a start-up; very nimble

Cons

Frank Calderoni, the new CFO, is changing the culture for the worse. He is bloating management layers and switching the mindset to a big/ bureaucratic culture. Everything to him is a number, including people. His steady push to layoff people in the US and hire in low cost regions is negatively affecting employee morale. The company currently has positive momentum so it will continue doing well in the market but the effects of Frank's decisions may come to haunt the company soon.

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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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