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      IT Leadership is clueless. This means you Zafar. - IT Engineer Seattle Children's Employee Review

      2.0
      Aug 9, 2024
      It engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Believing in the mission - we're doing it for the kids. The people actually doing the work are great.

      Cons

      IT leadership doesn't know what they are doing. Opinions of vendors and contractors are more valued than loyal long term employees. Plans for IT outsourcing are badly planned, ill conceived, barely communicated, and by all accounts are in contrast to leadership claims. The few instances of outsourcing that have already happened have been shown to be a bad idea. Senior IT leadership is spectacularly tone-deaf to IT staff, in a number of ways. We really don't need any more chicken recipes, "inspirational quotes", links to self-help resources or insincere commentary on all the above.

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      Seattle Children's Response
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      Thank you for raising concerns about IT leadership and outsourcing. We are committed to creating a comfortable, transparent and supportive environment for all our employees, so we are disappointed to hear about some of your experiences. We appreciate you for taking the time to share this feedback, and we value your commitment to our mission and supporting the children in our community.

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      5.0
      Jun 29, 2026
      Research scientist iv
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good Benefits, overall good working environment

      Cons

      Limited opportunities for growth at the PhD level

      2.0
      Jul 16, 2026
      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Front line staff genuinely care and are committed to the organization, even though it has changed dramatically for the worse.

      Cons

      Leadership under new CEO (Longhurst) has quickly become toxic. Long time employees and leaders are exiting quickly. Return to office mandate is going into effect in October 2026 and has caused massive upheaval and unproductive work for months as employees seek answers and get none. This comes after years of successive waves of layoffs and financial struggles that have damaged trust in executive leadership and the board. SCH used to care about mission and now it cares about keeping up with tech company trends and petting CEO’s ego.

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