Great compensation, poor work-life balance
Pros
- The total compensation and benefits are fantastic for the Midwest. I made 6 figures out of college (bachelor's degree). I currently make the same in Seattle WA at a different large tech co. but the benefits are not as good here and rent is higher. - If you contribute enough/work hard enough, your manager might be cool with you moving around and working on whatever projects you want. There's lots to work on from healthcare to billing to mobile apps, web apps, etc. - You usually get your own office, or share with 1-2 other people - Great food on campus - *Beautiful* campus and surrounding area especially in the summer. In winter it goes below 0 fahrenheit and snows/ices over quite a lot. - Pretty flexible hours but might vary by your manager. - I didn't stay long enough to be promoted but the criteria were pretty clear.
Cons
- Bad work-life balance in most places I think. Especially the clinical applications. Long hours were an accepted part of the culture, managers justify it by saying we need to do it for our patients and customers - Lack of manager training/empathy for their direct reports. My last manager constantly pressured our team to work harder and fired people who resisted. - Lots of doctors/nurses absolutely hate using Epic's software since it is bulky and confusing. And there are so many buttons they HAVE to click in their workflow. I think this is partly because we didn't do much workflow testing with users and getting feedback. (Execs tend to love Epic though) - You might get called outside of work if there is an urgent issue to be fixed (ie safety). It is hard to get away from work completely, because there is a peer pressure to make yourself available to respond to these situations.
