Pros: salary
Cons: absolutely no work-life balance, 70/hr workweeks, constant travel, "you're completely on your own"
I worked for Epic for 4 months as an Implementor/Project Manger, and quit. There's too many things to say in a short review, so I'll be brief and as accurate to the best of my knowledge. First, you will need a Bachelors degree with 3.4 gpa minimum to get in. There is an 'IQ' test, of sorts, as well. Once in, you will be compensated with one of the best
– more... entry level salaries for a job which requires no experience -- for Implementers, that was 50,000/yr to 70,000/yr starting, determined by management based on your qualifications. The job itself is very demanding. You travel 75% of the time or more, NOT 50% like they claim. Training is a joke, you must learn 5000 pages of manuals on your own, pretty much. You get paid once a month. Average stay at the company is 9 months, most of my office mates quit by the time I quit as well. Working hours are 45 hours per week PLUS HOMEWORK when you are training, once you go out into the field, which is most of the time, it's a MINIMUM of 50 per week -- usually it's on the order of 60-70, and I've seen implementers do 70-90 hours, on rare occasions, during 'go lives'. Do NOT become an implementer if you're not tech-oriented and 100% self motivated and a self learner. They won't make you do any programming, but the setup of the subsystems is extremely intricate, and although they 'train you' as my manager said to me, quote "You can't possibly know everything you need to know, so your best shot is to figure it out as you go" -- it's like being stuck in a constant, large-scale troubleshooting project with customer service, and usually you have to figure things out which you have never seen before and have NO clue how to even approach -- however, it's on your shoulders, and your job hangs in the balance. People who last for a year or two say that with the certifications you get, you can get a much better paid job at the competition... – less