Worst company i've ever worked - Anonymous employee EPAM Systems Employee Review

1.0
Jul 9, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Office is acceptable * Mid to low salary

Cons

* Upper Management is terrible, most important decisions come from CIS offices (Minsk made most of it) so you get a ton of their subpar mentality, and all arbitration or disputes will forever benefit the company and never the employee. * Middle Management is equally awful, they make promises that they never uphold saying that the approval is not done by them, or they try to force their way by threats. * Projects are boring, dull and you learn nothing, usually old technologies, or support for legacy systems. Epam takes whatever project not any other company would take. * Absurd rotation, as this is a "cost objective" company, many projects end up rotating to CIS countries as they are cheaper. * Bureaucracy for anything and everything, poorly done micromanagement by people that have no idea what they are doing, other than thinking they are big shots. * Pay attention to sneaky clauses on the contracts, they tend to include resignation clauses. * Opportunities for growing are scarce, and more often than not any upper positions are only meant for local people.

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5.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

Interesting projects, high tech standards and internal knowledge sharing, and a rich representation of all possible Slavic accents.

Cons

Engineering-first culture results in obnoxiously fragmented internal tech platforms because errybody wants to build it themselves. Not a big deal, just engineers doing what engineers will do.

3.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

- A lot of opportunities to learn and enhance your skills; - Clients are top companies, so you're exposed to the best experiences; - Great benefits and insurance.

Cons

- Pretty much all cons of working in corporate IT; - Company is definitely in a crisis as many executives decided to leave after decades of working; - Stock price dwindled significantly.

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