Epic is not epic - Software Developer Epic Employee Review

1.0
11 Nov 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The cafeterias has good food, and the building design is cool. Relaxed dress code.

Cons

1. They overwork employees. Many people, including myself, were overworked, and as a result 8-9 hr days were extremely rare. It seemed like the higher position you had the less likely you were to be working long hours. 2. Not many experienced developers. Many of the people at Epic are young (0-3 years experience) and do not have good experience planning out projects step by step. As a first time developer I had no experience in planning a project. I had very little instruction on creation of the tickets and no one who pointed this out. 3. You will need to be able to stand up for all of "your" decisions. Even if you did not make them. 4. Epic uses old languages. Some languages that they use are MUMPs and VB. 5. They expect the developer to be the UI designer. On the project I worked on, my front end went through more than three large ui changes after it had already been approved and created. 6. They say they are open about the internal changes of the company, but when I was there they changed some of the rules and only told us about the ones people would like at the all Epic meeting. Looking back now I can remember multiple times this kind of thing happened. 7. You will need to be able to estimate the amount of time a project will take. Without experience this is very difficult. 8. You must move to Wisconsin. This may not be a problem for some people, but as someone from the south, the winters felt really long and the days were short.

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Pros

Impact: You are part of creating systemic level change for healthcare organizations. You get to be on site and work directly with providers and see how these changes impact their communities. People: Extremely smart and capable. I feel like I can rely on my team in a way I haven't at previous employers. New hires are entry level, so there's a strong community for people in a similar stage of life. Culture: Quirky but in a real, unique way. People are collaborative and celebrate shared accomplishments. The campus enshrines a very specific (and fun!) vibe. Location: Madison is awesome. Benefits: The health insurance is unparalleled. Sabbatical is a super cool perk too. Growth: A lot of autonomy and responsibility allows people to rise to the challenge. Stability: Solid industry, no lay-offs.

Cons

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Pros

Autonomy, independence, culinary, cool campus

Cons

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