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"Good pay, amazing coworkers, high levels of autonomy" (in 125 reviews)
"Work-life balance is manageable" (in 42 reviews)
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"Sometimes difficult to maintain work-life balance" (in 316 reviews)
"Long hours, customer staffing happens too early for most new employees" (in 187 reviews)
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"Innovative and Gorgeous Tech Giant"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Epic full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
+ Unique gourmet meals prepared daily
+ Huge and decorative campus, like one would expect from a tech giant
+ Personal private office
+ Plethora of useful internal tools
+ Innovative company culture that encourages thinking outside the box and voicing your ideas
+ Competitive Pay Rate
+ Merit-based pay raises and promotions
+ Team-based collaboration
+ Sabbatical
+ Opportunities to explore university courses and external projects that interest you, available regardless of if they are directly related to your work
+ Location, gorgeous rolling hills and lakesCons
+ Location, the workplace is located kind of far from downtown area which is where the nightlife and popular activities take place
Epic 2019-01-16 12:05 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Meaningful work, smart coworkers, outstanding compensation"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Epic full-time (More than a year)
Pros
The work I do is important, meaningful, and challenging. I write software that's used in hospitals and clinics all over the world. I have a lot of independence, and I've owned several projects in my first few years.
My coworkers are intelligent, they take ownership of their work, and they're motivated by improving patient care. The company leaders are wicked smart.
The salary and benefits are outstanding. The not-so-standard benefits like the food, underground parking, and onsite oil changes make life easier.Cons
Team leads can have a huge impact on people's well-being. Most team leads are good, and people at Epic are generally responsible for their own success, but a bad relationship with your team lead is detrimental.
Epic 2019-01-14 07:19 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Great first job - amazing opportunities"
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I worked at Epic full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
great culture and opportunities for those who work hard and demonstrate their ability to succeed
Cons
prepare to work hard - there is a very steep learning curve, but in hindsight i wouldnt change anything. I learned so much through the experiences that have set me up for growth in the future
Advice to Management
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Epic 2019-01-15 10:02 PSTHelpful (2)
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"Epic as a Career"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Epic full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Epic provides all staff an opportunity to do meaningful work from the day you're hired, which makes what we do so meaningful. In addition, the work is very diverse - almost no boring days - and there's an ability work very autonomously. The pay and benefits are terrific, especially as your tenure increases. Lastly, the culture that exists at Epic and the people you get to work with are second to none.
Cons
You should expect to travel in implementation ~50-75% of the weeks, Monday through Wednesday or Thursday so roughly 6-10 nights gone a month.
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"An interesting, challenging, and rewarding job"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Epic full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Almost everything at Epic is what you make of it - from your daily schedule to what projects you want to get involved with. You're surrounded with like-minded people that are always willing to help.
And the food is amazing!!Cons
It's definitely true that good things take time. Some weeks I'll put in 50+ hours. But other weeks it'll be closer to 40. Most weeks it's between 40-50.
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"Technical Problem Solver"
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Flexibility was definitely a plus
Cons
There is a lot of turnover
Epic 2019-01-09 15:18 PSTHelpful (2)
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"Great place to grow"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Epic full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
If you are good, you will get awesome opportunities to grow.
Be okay saying no to things that don't align with your future goals.Cons
Most people that get hired didn't have Epic as their dream job in mind so there is a noticeable lack of passion.
Office politics get tricky to navigate at times.
The review system is pathetic - anyone who feels pissed at you can go in and ruin your permanent feedback history.
Management is mostly inexperienced. I got lucky with a good manager but most people hated their managers.Advice to Management
Fix the employee feedback system by giving managers the option to un-link certain pieces of feedback from the permanent record.
Hire real and promote real managers.Epic 2019-01-03 15:17 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Feels like a Family Business"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Epic full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Best food in Madison.
Meaningful work.
Extremely Helpful people to work with.
Freedom to run with your ideas.
Get to meet and hear stories from people on how your software has saved or helped them.
Individual Offices.
Awesome Culture.
Awesome Benefits. (Insurance, 401K,etc...)
Sabbatical (travel to a new country for a month while getting paid and having travel paid for).
Fun campus.
Pays well.
Parental Leave.Cons
Hours can be long it depends on how much you want to take on.
You have to prioritize customer work/projects before internal projects.Epic 2019-01-04 11:51 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Good place to work"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Epic full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Good people. Nice benefits. Solid healthcare plan
Cons
Verona is a little too down to earth place.
Epic 2019-01-04 21:02 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Creative culture in breakthrough industry"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOPros
Fun, young workforce with zany campus
Cons
Lots of travel and overtime expected of new hires.
Advice to Management
Improve usability and enforce standards to work towards interoperability.
Epic 2019-01-02 19:00 PST
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