Best workplace I've ever been! - Senior Software Engineer Health Catalyst Employee Review

5.0
Feb 12, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I love working at Health Catalyst! They are fantastic at accommodating a flexible schedule. As a single parent, I can’t tell you enough how valuable it is to be able to pick up my kiddo from school and hear about their day. Management is logical and analytical with their decisions yet remain very compassionate. They help foster a sense of community and encourage us to help better the lives of others. My teammates are a fantastic lot to work with and I am grateful for every day I have with them and this company.

Cons

Inter-team and inter-product communication is clunky, but improving I think.

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Health Catalyst Response
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Thank you for sharing this review and perspective, and thank you for your kind words. I'm really happy to hear that you feel supported as a single parent. That is hugely important to us as a leadership team -- that every team member feel consistently supported in their pursuit of work-life integration. I also often schedule my meetings around my kids' activities, and hope every team member will feel that they have the trust of their management to make those personal decisions for themselves. I also agree that we can improve in our overall communication as a company, particularly between teams and functions. We have some organizational updates on the way that should help us improve here -- we'll talk about those in tomorrow's All Team Member meeting, and in follow-on communication as well. Thank you for your contributions as a senior software engineer. Your work contributes directly to our ability to scale in pursuit of our mission. Best, Dan

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