Pros
- Red Hat helps develop skills of consultants, sending them to trainings as much as they request - In 5 years I haven't heard of anyone being let go from being on the bench - Consulting org is very supportive if you want to remove yourself from a project, but it will take time - Wages aren't FAANG level but pretty good
Cons
- Standard consulting woes: clients who have been lied to by sales people, no commission-sharing, lots of traveling with some weeks not know where you'll go next week - Red Hat has been trying to break into consulting for big corporations for several years, so some projects are very high pressure as there will be tens of millions of dollars worth of contracts for the company (and about a $1M USD commission for the salesperson) - Expected to "give back" to make 100% of your bonus, which can be an extra 5 hours a week of work