Pros: The coworkers are all competent and willing to go above and beyond for one another. The compensation, like insurance, is great and raises are given every year based on merit. There is a strong Epic culture that puts the patient first and demands that the code works. During COVID, there were no layoffs, and required in-person work, like culinary, was given other opportunities to shift work (e.g., becoming testers) until we were back in person.

Cons: Your enjoyment and amount of stress will directly correlate between what application and team lead you are assigned. If you get a bad one, then there will be little warning on how you can improve before being pushed out. Always remember that Epic is a corporation first and foremost that is willing to churn through its workers. Frequently key areas are understaffed due to this burn through, despite the fact Epic is so large. The leadership also does not believe in work from home and has had questionable behavior in the past in regards to COVID handling. Such as trying to force us back early and forcefully removing safety options for those who require a mask, for example by removing mask-required locations to watch the monthly Epic staff meeting.

Pros: Like-minded coworkers, beautiful campus, engaging and fulfilling work, great health benefits, flexible hours, and many opportunities to pursue interests adjacent to your role.

Cons: Minimal flexibility for remote work, minimal PTO.

Pros: You can learn a lot about health care. I enjoy the everyday life doing development using internal tools like EpicStudio and EMC2, which makes code integration much easier.

Cons: The technical [stack] is outdated. I am using VB6 for client development and cache for server-side coding.