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Team can be decent, poor handling of the [redacted] crisis

Software Developer
Current Employee
Has worked at Epic Systems for 2 years
July 6, 2020
Verona, Wisconsin
2.0
Doesn't RecommendDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • Do meaningful work with a supportive team
  • Gorgeous campus
  • Great food
  • Great pay for an inexpensive place to live
Cons

Very poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in ways that make it hard for me to trust what management will do in a future crisis, including but not limited to:

  • Being slow to initially offer work-from-home, and just as slow to offer extensions of it (often demanding employee outcry and/or bad press before they do).
  • Constantly pushing for a return to campus en masse.
  • Minimal attempts to convince us that our "culture" of in-person work is worth literally risking our health for.
  • Suppression of any dissent on our internal forums, such as redacting questions on our internal Stack Overflow-esque site.
Advice to Management

Just recognize that nobody wants to be in this situation right now. Treat your employees right during this time, and they'll be eager to come back to campus when it's safe to do so.

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