Epic Software Developer reviews

Starting with the non-pandemic cons: -TLs generally have an incentive to overwork you. If you meet all of your expectations, you will be rewarded with more work. You have to be pretty forceful and say no if you want any semblance of a work-life balance. It can be a stressful situation -Your experience at Epic will largely be determined by who your TL is. Some of them are helpful and good at managing; others, not so much -There's a lack of transparency to how you are evaluated, and how certain processes come into place -There are some outdated technologies in our tech stack And then there's the pandemic. Epic was slow to respond when COVID-19 first hit the US. Upper management referred to it as "the flu", and were hesitant to let employees work from home. They finally caved and let some employees work from home in late March, but tried to guilt us into working on campus. Starting in the summer, Epic began to make plans to force everyone back to campus, even as the number of new cases were increasing locally and nationally. Employees tried to speak up through internal channels, but were promptly shut down. The only "allowed" way to give feedback was through a private email group, where your concerns could be brushed aside. Managers who spoke up with concerns about the return-to-work policy were demoted. It took media coverage and complaints to the county health department to get Epic to even consider revising their plan of forcing everyone back to campus. Now, to their credit, it seems like they have made some good changes on campus to support safety. If it were essential for us to be working on campus at this time, the changes would be sufficient. But we don't need to work on campus to accomplish our jobs. We're a tech company. Forcing 10,000+ employees onto campus during the peak of a pandemic is irresponsible and dangerous, not only to employee health, but to the greater community. Epic should be a leader in making adjustments to keep everyone safe during this unprecedented time. Instead, they have silenced dissenters and spread lies (claiming only a "vocal minority" is concerned with their plans) to get their way, at the expense of our health. This is all very sad. It's not the Epic I know, and directly contradicts our motto of "Do Good".

I’ve overlooked some flaws in the 8+ years I’ve worked here, and maybe it was better then. But in the past months, the company continues to reveal how repugnant it’s absurd, opaque management structure truly is and it is very disturbing. The other reviews about the COVID response say enough and I can confirm it’s true. But what’s more unsettling is what the response itself says about the culture. This company “culture” is toxic to the core. “Culture” is used to justify indefensible and immoral actions. It rewards secrecy and complacency and and punishes those who speak out for what’s right. Power is concentrated in the hands of a small group of very wealthy individuals who operate without accountability and apparently morals. The result should be downright terrifying. If you accept a job here, know that the only ones left at the higher ranks of management are the blindly obedient ones who only tell their bosses what they want to hear. Others will take dishonest actions out of fear for their job and paycheck. The result is a corporation that can never advocate for your safety or well being