Pros
-If you are a US employee you have very good benefits such as 100% covered medical insurance. -The entire company has a summer and winter break, guaranteeing 4 weeks off per year, plus additional vacation days (varies per country). -Epic pay is mostly generous, they pay at quite a high market value for most roles. -Work life balance on the people team was reasonable although this can be more difficult if you are not based on the east coast as you are expected to shift your hours in some cases. -I actually believe that Tim is a good person. He offered a lot to the employees during covid and tries to avoid lay offs at all costs.
Cons
There has been a lot of negative change at Epic that has led to management and leadership issues. The company grew drastically in my time there, it was irresponsible and unorganized. Constantly acquiring companies with no reasoning and making mass and rapid hires that led to bonuses being almost none existent for the average employee. All while higher ups are able to retire on their fortunes at very young ages. This also led to a cap on salaries and new hire bonuses. There are severe communication issues from the top down that cause huge delays in decision making and leave employees in the dark for months on end. This has led to a distinct shift in the way middle management treats their employees and on multiple occasions I saw middle managers taking actions to protect themselves at the company rather than doing what is morally right. My manager actively became bias and inappropriate towards the end of my employment (after providing months of feedback). This being the main reason why I left. Being part of the people team I expected there to be morals around diversity, equity and inclusion. The company basically freaked out during the BLM movement and decided they didn't want to get in trouble, so they created a diversity team. The diversity team is a joke, and the person in charge only values making change within their own minority. They push their own agendas regardless of whether it's beneficial to what you are trying to achieve or not. There was also a huge uproar where people left the company over having visible pronouns, which was very upsetting. Overall, it's not the worst company in the world but there is a lot of inequality and internal politics.
