Epic Systems

Epic is growing very quickly, so if you are looking for a high-energy and very officious environment to work, this is a great place to start. Most people come straight from college because the company thinks it is easier to mold young people into Epic workers.

If you are looking for a job that will give you a great deal of experience, QA is not the right position for you. The type of QA that Epic does is "non-technical," which means QAers don't know how to code. Most companies hire QA Engineers to actually identify the issues within the code as well as isolate issues users can report. As a result, it is clear that QA is considered a low-skill position by the company. Therefore, don't expect to get to know your end users, have very lucrative raises, or get much training at all. Transfers within the company to other positions are also difficult to come by, so don't count on a transfer right away, or even after a few years. If you like working with other people or doing projects on a team, then look for a different job.

Management could start to invest in employee retention rather than just employee recruiting. I know I, as well as many people I knew, could have been happy there if we could have tweaked a few aspects of our job. Unfortunately, that isn't an option, and thus many people leave in search of greener and brighter pastures.