Pros: The pay is high, and there are various resources in place that make it enjoyable to work there.

Cons: Overtime seems to be expected.

Pros: - Solid pay - Generally nice office spaces - Lots of young people; easy to make new friends if you're right out of college

Cons: Epic is unique in terms of its complexity. It's built to do everything, but it's often unintuitive when you're training. Training typically takes 4 months. The tools you're building are so complex that it can be very boring to get through that training. Because Epic is built to be deeply customizable for each hospital, you'll often be in charge of fixes for bugs that have time-consuming setup processes. On an almost daily basis, I will spend at least 2 hours toggling settings in order to reproduce bugs. It's usually very boring. My mom died, and I was only permitted to take 1 week off. Maternity leave isn't very long (12 weeks).

Pros: Developers get a ton of ownership over projects at every stage, from design through to release. You will probably be on a team that directly has an impact on improving health outcomes for patients. Epic is a very collaborative place, and Epic hires very smart people, so the collaboration is actually useful. If you perform well, compensation is generous. The cost of living in Madison is low. You will probably get your own office. No cubicle farms or open office floor plans here. The food is amazing.

Cons: - I personally had an extensive work history before I came to Epic, but almost everybody Epic hires is straight out of college. This can give your coworkers a serious lack of perspective. See the review bombing left here recently by a few disgruntled employees over what are actually very reasonable policies. Don't be fooled. - Epic expects you to be honest with your bosses and tell them when you have too much on your plate. This leads to a poor work-life balance for those that never learn this. - This has gotten better and continues to improve, but Epic does not always use the latest technologies. Skills learned at Epic aren't necessarily portable. - As Epic has grown, the red tape around development has also grown. It's not too bad compared to some other places I've worked, but the process can be annoying.