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No loyalty to employees

Software Developer
Former Employee
Worked at Epic Systems for 4 years
October 11, 2014
Verona, Wisconsin
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • Benefits/401k are nice.
  • The food court and Casseiopeia cafeteria are good, but overrated. They were getting more expensive and crowded when I left, and I heard it is worse now.
  • Coworkers were generally pretty awesome to work with.
Cons
  • Pay structure is a mystery. Whoever kisses up the best usually has the best ranking, and thus, the best pay.

  • Upper management tries to manage it as a small company, despite the fact it is not a small company anymore.

  • Monthly staff meetings were brutal.

  • CEO has no work-life balance (90-hour work weeks) and expects her employees to do the same.

  • Management will drop you very fast if you make one mistake. Expect zero loyalty from coworkers, especially your TL. Do not trust your TL.

  • Tries to come off as the "little guy" against all those big companies, yet it is not. CEO is a lobbyist (who pushed for the whole meaningful use thing).

  • Industry is a bubble propped up by government spending at the moment. It will burst eventually, yet Epic doesn't seem to realize this and keeps expanding and spending money on frivolous things (like a new auditorium that is used 12 times per year).

Advice to Management

More transparency and honesty.

More feedback to employees.

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