Pros
-High Pay -Amazing benefits -Lots of fun people -Ability to meet even more new and fun people by traveling around to different customers -Unlimited (pretty much) expense budget when traveling -Reward points (Marriot, airlines, credit card points, etc. -If you can stick it out a couple years you'll never be without a job, again, because consulting firms would love to have you! -Learn a log about being in a position of power right away. Lots of opportunity to learn real world business skills -Madison is a great place to live. It's safe, has a lot to offer as far as food/drinks, art, entertainment -Unheard of Christmas bonuses ($$) -Beautiful campus -The best of the best in terms of EMRs -Probably the best job opportunity you'll have right out of college
Cons
I waited about a year after quitting to write this review so that I could really give a good idea of what is right and wrong there without being jaded by the hatred I had for it when I left. -If you work IS and haven't logged over 100 hours in a week at some point, you're probably going to be fired soon, because they'll think you're not working hard enough -Your TL has no idea what you do so really has no basis for helping or evaluating you -Everyone who works there is in their 20s and has no idea how to give constructive feedback, which leads to people constantly being in trouble with their TLs even if they've done everything they are supposed to and their customers love them -You are constantly in pointless meetings which makes it difficult to complete the copious amounts of busy work that you have to do (like writing progress reports in a million different formats) -Not sure how much room there is for growth. They won't sell to small hospitals and pretty much every large, children's, or academic hospital already uses Epic -Needing help is very frowned upon. Very few people are willing to help you with anything -Judy (the owner) literally said in Corporate Philosophy (a class they make you take when you start) that she doesn't believe in work life balance. That's why you are given laptops to take home. She believes in work life integration because you should be constantly available to Epic/your customers no matter what time or day it is. -I injured myself at one point and was on serious pain killers and had to take a day off. My AM called me 7 times that day. Just an example of the lack of work-life-balance. -Pressure to constantly take on more projects, no matter how many hours you're logging already -Have to log what you are doing every 15min of every day -Moving into any sort of leadership position is basically a popularity contest. If you don't have anyone in your corner, you're never going anywhere. -No one cares if your flight didn't get in until 3am on Thursday. You still have to be there at 8am for meetings on Friday. -You may NOT live outside of Madison, WI My advice: be nice to your customers and any consultants that you come across while you're at Epic. They'll be more valuable to you when you start looking for consulting jobs than anyone at Epic. Honestly, I would say that if you have the opportunity to work here... TAKE IT! Just plan on getting out after a few years. Suck it up, keep your nose to the grindstone, take the abuse for just a little while, and then become a consultant and triple your pay.