Remains the Best Company I've Worked For - Anonymous employee Health Catalyst Employee Review

5.0
Jan 26, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The positives of working here are, but not limited to: - great leadership (the executive leadership team truly cares about team members) - amazing benefits - career growth opportunities - ability to work from home - provided everything needed to do my job well - no micro-management (at least from my perspective) - great (for the most part humble) team members

Cons

These aren't really cons, but things we need to continue to work toward: - continue to tighten spending so we can become completely cash flow positive - continue to work with or remove team members who seem to take advantage of (abuse) all of the great benefits that are offered - continue to replace team members who don't stand up to our company attributes and values of being smart, hardworking, and humble (as well as team-oriented)

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Health Catalyst Response
8y
Thanks very much for your review and for your positive comments. I'm glad to hear your experience has been good over the past three-plus years. We're definitely continuing the focus on building to profitability as we scale--enabling our revenue growth to outpace our expense growth, and we're encouraged by the progress we see there. We'll also continue to emphasize the importance of performance management in any cases where there are performance issues like what you describe. I feel grateful that in the vast, vast majority of cases we have team members who are living up to the operating principles and cultural attributes of the company. Thanks again for your comments and for your contributions!

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Thank you for sharing your perspective. We appreciate your recognition of the strengths the company had before this year and the dedication of team members during challenging times. As we shape our 2026 strategy, we’re carefully evaluating how we allocate resources to ensure organizational success, identifying where to invest and how to utilize those resources most effectively, all guided by a clear and focused plan. Your feedback is helpful, and we will continue to communicate updates as progress is made. -Ben Albert
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