The IBM takeover has begun
The IBM takeover has begun
Strong open source culture. Excellent work-life balance. Remote-first company. Generally good benefits.
Overall IBM performance now has a direct financial impact on Red Hat, and be prepared for wild swings in promotion availability, travel budgets, and so forth based on quarterly earnings. Anything that isn't Engineering is a target for moving to IBM management; before I left, most corporate functions (Finance, Legal, HR) and IT already moved. Compensation is low compared to their FAANG peers and AI entrants such as Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX/xAI.
Keep Red Hat independent by rewarding Red Hatters based on their performance. Don't let shortcomings at the IBM "mothership" impact Red Hat's ability to promote and reward employees.
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