Epic reviews

As a developer, epic wouldn't be a first tier place to work. Traditional software companies offer more interesting problems and come with the additional perk of valuing their employees. Here are some examples of benefits where epic lags behind: - only 2 weeks paid maternity leave - 10 paid days off for the first 2 years, moving to 15 paid days off afterward (most companies offer 4 weeks) - Poor vesting schedule One of the main problems currently at epic is its disappointing covid-19 response. Management insists on bringing employees back while cases in Wisconsin are still high. Many employees do not feel comfortable returning to campus. It's difficult to understand why an employer would choose to make their employees return to campus and jeopardize employees peace of mind and potentially their physical health, when remote work is possible.

Epic hires young people straight out of college, typically out of state so that they will focus their energy and free time working on Epic priorities, rather than spending time with their families (they won't have any around, out of town, unmarried). It has often been apparent to me that Epic values prioritizes many other components of its business--customers, campus beauty, finances (lying about stock options), etc. often at the expense of employees, but the most recent pandemic has shown they will go as far to risk your health for the bottom line. If you work here, Epic will not value you for anything more than your output. By the way, if you're asked to become a manager, you don't actually get paid more, so keep that in mind.