Pros: Pay is acceptable. I try at work because I care about the work. The company strongly believes in itself and it's going places... slowly. New development is in C# / .NET, not VB. You can get a different job after working here. I enjoy working with my coworkers. I have always had the freedom to take on interesting projects so long as those projects are also difficult. Your coworkers will try. Senior devs don't want to leave, don't want to be promoted so never reach incompetence, and they will never get laid off, so there's a pool of knowledge about the legacy code whose memory stretches back decades. You can just go down the hall and ask these devs why something is like X, and half the time they remember who wrote it and why off the top of their heads. The company has been continuously improving itself for years, and you will want for nothing - great food, free drinks, and cool things on campus to see are all readily available. There is no beer, but eh, close enough.

Cons: You'll work more than 40 hours a week, and 45 hours a week is ideal. You'll never be paid as much as you would be paid at a FAANG (although you'll work a lot less, so...) You can get promoted easily once, and it's physically possible to be promoted twice, but more jumps are not possible. Also, being promoted means more work but not more pay, so why bother?

Pros: Good food, great teammates, and pretty nice folks.

Cons: Overworked sometimes, and unreasonable expectations.

Pros: Wonderful work environment. The new campus is awesome, but many employees are not located there and feel overlooked. You feel like you are doing important work. Super-nice co-workers. There are some very smart and driven people who work there who really care about the work that they do. They are the undoubted industry leader, and their commitment to go above and beyond for their customers is exemplary. Epic has grown significantly over the last few years, and I don't see that abating any time soon. Privately owned, which allows for a lot of flexibility in setting the company's direction. Judy has truly been a visionary in the industry and is very well respected and liked by everyone.

Cons: Technology is 20th century, not a good place to advance your technical skills. Even though there are plenty of smart people, the average techie can't hold a candle to a Microsoft or Google developer. Some people who work there are really below average. I can imagine that given the location (limited talent pool) and the brutal winter weather, Madison isn't exactly the Bay Area. Management structure hasn't kept up with growth, which is natural for a company that has grown so fast. There seems to be a reluctance to have some decentralized control, but that should improve as time goes on.