- You work for a bodyshop - so the projects you will be working on are either too boring or too inconvenient for regular employees of EPAM's clients. Be prepared for unusual schedules, meaningless support busywork, legacy support etc.
- You work for a bodyshop - your salary is limited not by your contribution or by your actual market value - but by the sum of money the client is paying for your position. Business is business, do not expect them to lower their profit margin to give you more money. And also expect to have less than competitive salary (in comparison to product companies that are currently hiring)
- Review process happens twice a year - but is completely opaque - you do not know what you need to do to get a rise. Goal setting is useless, change of grade does not necessary mean that you are entitled for a promotion. Participating (for free) in EPAM's internal projects is expected to maximize the chances of a rise. Having an offer from another company helps too though.
- You work for a bodyshop - be prepared for "we do what we are paid for" approach - if the customer wants you to mop floors - you will end up mopping floors. Management is usually not able to (and not willing to) argue with the customers regarding this.
- You are "exempt" employee - so no such thing as "overtime" exists for you, you work as much as needed to complete your tasks. You can get some payments or other forms of reimbursement though, depending on the project and management
- You are usually left alone after getting assigned to a project - if the client is not complaining - you will have little to none communication with your management. Any conflict with the client is almost automatically decided in favor of the client though.
- Be prepared for significant turnover of people - expect that 80-90% of your colleagues on the project will leave shortly (3-6 months) after getting the Green Card.
