Pros: Epic takes care of its employees, and contractors are treated well.

Cons: Susceptible to groupthink and a self-worship mentality. It's very difficult to move from contractor to employee based on your own merits.

Pros: - Great coworkers; they are brilliant and fun-loving people. - Competitive pay. - Unlimited PTO. - Great healthcare plan. - Remote work and flexibility.

Cons: The pros you just read sound great, right? Who wouldn't want all those benefits? Well, I'm here to tell you that you better be prepared to work for it. As someone who has worked in FAANG before but is fairly new to the video game industry, I am absolutely shocked at how things operate here at Epic. Priorities are constantly shifting, and you will be given incomplete or unclear requirements during the course of any project. Things will happen often where you will have to completely shift your focus to something new while working on something that was planned. You're going to be working with important people across various time zones that make it hard to communicate and collaborate effectively. In my teams, there is no clear ownership of certain services/areas, and the processes we have are a mess. There is a serious problem here at Epic when it comes to leadership and upper management, who cannot commit to priorities and organize work. People here work in a culture of fear from senior leadership, and it's a chaotic place to work compared to my previous experiences. There are gaps in headcount and resources in design and product areas that cause massive headaches for the engineering department. The work in engineering is also disoriented because we can't seem to break down the work in an effective manner. Things will get missed easily, and there's a lack of clarity on the deliverables. Work will start even without all the prerequisite docs/specs that outline how things should go. There's a constant chase for answers during the course of work, and it's up to you to figure it out. Be prepared to play office politics because it is something you will need to do well at to succeed here at Epic. This is the most chaotic tech workplace I've ever been a part of.

Pros: Good for people not looking to work in the gaming industry.

Cons: It may be boring after several years of doing the same.