Great perks/office environment, poor management and morale in HR - Human Resources Red Hat Employee Review

2.0
7 July 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fun/upbeat office environments, company events, encouragement for employees to collaborate and grow.

Cons

Work/life balance. Expectation to be "on call" 24/7, but not paid accordingly. When employees leave, management talks poorly of them. "Open" culture is praised, but only if you agree with upper management and "drink the Kool-Aid." Turnover is high, and they blame it on "not being a good culture fit."

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