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# Red Hat Announces Major Job Cuts, Hundreds to Be Affected
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/red-hat-layoffs/
- Published: 2023-04-25T10:13:03.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-25T10:13:03.000Z
- Description: Even Red Hat cannot escape from the recession wave.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Enterprise, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

The tech space has been seeing a spree of layoffs across many organizations; take, for example, the massive layoffs over at [Twitter](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/technology/twitter-layoffs.html?ref=itsfoss.com) and [Lyft](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/21/lyft-layoffs-david-risher-uber?ref=itsfoss.com).

The post-pandemic blues have started in a big way for the information technology industry, and [Red Hat](https://www.redhat.com/en?ref=itsfoss.com) is among the latest to have been affected by that.

With a recent announcement, they have announced significant job cuts across the organization.

**What's Happening:** A subsidiary of IBM, Red Hat, is all set to **cut just under 4% of its workforce** over the coming months 😱

This revelation was made by Matt Hicks, CEO of Red Hat, in an **email sent out early on Monday** outlining the **layoffs** and **major changes** coming to the organization.

Red Hat is known for its open-source offerings, such as the ever-growing **Red Hat Enterprise Linux** (RHEL), open hybrid cloud products, and **Ansible automation platform**.

They have been growing steadily over the years, even after their acquisition by IBM, but it is worrying to see such layoffs impacting a well-performing company.

On this, Matt mentioned:

> Like every company, Red Hat’s resources are finite, and our investments, including our investments in talent, must be aligned with our strategy.

You can go through the [announcement blog](https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/message-red-hat-associates-today?ref=itsfoss.com) to dive deeper into their decision.

**So, what does this entail?**

Well, **hundreds of jobs are set to be affected** across the organization. Currently, Red Hat employs around **2,200 employees at their headquarters** in the US and **over 19,000 employees spread around the world**.

Layoffs **won't impact customer-facing roles** such as sales and the development side of things. Instead, the focus of the layoffs will be on **general/administrative and similar roles** across all functions of the organization.

**The painful reality:** The fallout of the **COVID-19 pandemic** is now starting to show its signs in the information technology industry, with layoffs being a common sight in recent months.

This has been a slightly delayed reaction compared to other industries that have already suffered a lot due to the pandemic. 

But it has finally hit the tech industry, and now everyone must prepare for a very cold hiring season.

**Via:** [WRAL](https://wraltechwire.com/2023/04/24/red-hat-cutting-hundreds-of-jobs-ceo-says-in-letter-to-employees/?ref=itsfoss.com)