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Smart Peers, Boring Vb

Software Developer
Former Employee
Worked at Epic Systems for 2 years
October 19, 2018
Verona, Wisconsin
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Good work/life balance if you have a good TL.

Converting to C#/.Net.

Teach you about database design and NoSQL databases.

Good compensation.

Epic has high standards for most roles. Your peers there are all going to be pretty smart.

You get your own office.

Cons

There's still a lot of legacy code. Still on VB. They're supposed to be off of it by 2022. Can have a terrible work/life balance if you get a bad TL. You can only carry over 8 days of vacation per year. The work is a little boring.

Advice to Management

I think some smaller benefits could go a long way, such as working from home.

You hire good developers, and they are going to be hunted by companies that have better benefits and more interesting products.

Get creative with what you offer. Find something you can offer that other companies won't or can't.

Also, I think you need to find a way to get older developers working for you. You really only hire people out of college. I think it could benefit the company to find developers already in the field and hire them.

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