Strong culture but lack of accountability and career development is driving away top talent - Anonymous employee Red Hat Employee Review

1.0
3 Dec 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Strong culture Flexibility to work from home Company has a strong set of products and is well positioned for the future

Cons

Lack of accountability or metrics is prevalent from the top to the lowest level resulting in a lot of bad apples or low motivation for high performing employees. Compensation is well below industry standards. Equity is provided to a select set of employees with no clear guidelines and transparency. So only the favorites of the senior executives get equity Career development and paths are not well defined in back office functions Lot of false promises made by HR during recruitment with no follow through.

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Pros

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Cons

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