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    Epic Games Reviews

    Updated 17 October, 2018
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    Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney
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    Pros

    • "for employees (not contractors) great benefits" (in 7 reviews)

    • "Great facilities, great perks like loads of different free food every day, language classes, awesome relocation support" (in 5 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Work-life balance issues due to expected long hours" (in 5 reviews)

    • "High turnaround rate even when it came to upper management" (in 5 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (2)

      "This really IS Epic!"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cary, NC (US)
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cary, NC (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Epic Games full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      People are friendly and helpful. Sharing ideas is encouraged. Innovation runs rampant!

      Cons

      Small company wearing very big shoes. Doing a good job of identifying areas for growth and building!

      Advice to Management

      Look to diversify the population in order to bring new ways to problem solve.

    2. Helpful (7)

      "Poor Management and Work Life Balance"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cary, NC (US)
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cary, NC (US)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Epic Games full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Free healthcare, food and unlimited PTO

      Cons

      They work you to death, expect you to be 'on call' 24/7, culture is work-a-holic, non-stop, lots of stress and pressure which does not allow for proper work-life balance. If you have a family, kiss them goodbye because you won't be able to spend time with them anymore. Inexperienced management did not address the problems appropriately.

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    3. "Epic is an amazing community of people working together"

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      Current Employee - Senior Backend Engineer in Bellevue, WA (US)
      Current Employee - Senior Backend Engineer in Bellevue, WA (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Epic Games full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Do incredible things, often at massive scale. Work with highly skilled people. Great pay, perks and support

      Cons

      Poor diversity in tech roles. Some org chaos. Heavy legal burden for employees, need to avoid leaks, can't work on outside projects, can't do any development related talks

      Advice to Management

      Work to improve diversity, make the company more remote friendly. Make it more of a leader in open source tech

    4. "Unreal Engine 4 TD"

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      Current Employee - 3D Generalist in Tehran, Tehran (Iran)
      Current Employee - 3D Generalist in Tehran, Tehran (Iran)

      I have been working at Epic Games full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      I think one of the most reason is good salary
      and of curse promotion if ppl deserve it.

      Cons

      working at some where with low level style.

    5. Helpful (5)

      "Great Place to work (QA tester)"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Epic Games full-time

      Pros

      - Awesome teams and a lot of transparency within the company.
      - Company wide events happen regularly. (movie nights, Food parties etc)
      -Fast paced but relatively low stress environment
      -Tons of room for career advancement
      -Food at the HQ is always stocked with healthy and tasty options

      Cons

      -Decent amount of crunch during certain points in the year
      -Depending on the building you are in communication can be a little bit harder with teams in another building.

      Advice to Management

      None really. The company is a well oiled machine that manages to make its employees feel extremely welcomed.

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Epic Games full-time

      Pros

      Great place to work on games

      Cons

      Can be competitive at times

    7. Helpful (6)

      "Okay place to start off but don't expect any growth"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cary, NC (US)
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Cary, NC (US)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Epic Games full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Okay benefits for employees only
      Business Smart enough to keep the lights on

      Cons

      High turnaround rate even when it came to upper management
      Constant shifts in project direction from art to programming

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Its Awesome To Be An Epic Games Employee!"

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      Former Employee - Game Advisor in Auckland, Auckland (New Zealand)
      Former Employee - Game Advisor in Auckland, Auckland (New Zealand)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Epic Games part-time

      Pros

      To Have Fun And Have A Great Time!

      Cons

      None Theirs No Down sides

      Advice to Management

      Thankyou For Accepting Me At Epic Games I'll Try My Best To Work Hard!

    9. Helpful (17)

      "Like Lord of the Flies"

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      Former Employee - Middle Management in Cary, NC (US)
      Former Employee - Middle Management in Cary, NC (US)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Epic Games full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Center of technical excellence
      Respected in the industry

      Cons

      Chaotic, political atmosphere
      Constantly-changing priorities and targets

      Advice to Management

      Listen to your employees and don't filter opinions through management. There is a good amount of "reality distortion" going around because everyone is afraid to disagree with their boss.

    10. Helpful (7)

      "Dreams vs reality"

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      Former Employee - Management in Warsaw (Poland)
      Former Employee - Management in Warsaw (Poland)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Epic Games full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Dream come true. It was my dream to work at Epic Games because 'The Making of Gears of War' DVD is what made me want to work in games. Great facilities, great perks like loads of different free food every day, language classes, awesome relocation support . Lots of interesting, smart people working there. Regular demos to the whole studio with pizza, a lot of fun. Weekly group test sessions with production team and studio lead, very interesting (and lots of fun). Sense of camaraderie. Regular video all hands company calls with Epic HQ.

      Cons

      Old school approach of '1 person decides' instead of tapping into the power and creativity of the group to drive a game in a certain direction. Initiative was seen as a negative, which was shocking but true. In the Polish studio people would switch to Polish mid-meeting until the end of the meeting leaving expats confused. It feels like there is no way to give true feedback on the game (with the game having been managed basically from North-Carolina as far as creative direction/design). Feedback on performance was mainly negative, not much focus on the positives. Communicating with 'higher ups' was a definite no-no, not an open culture.

      Advice to Management

      People join a game company to give their heart to games, they don't mind working hard and even working their way up - but treating them like interns without a voice leads to people leaving or being unhappy, especially expats who are away from home-partners-family. Give ownership to people, trust in them, create ways for feedback to be taken into consideration. Stop beating up people for taking initiative. Ensure all teams stick to English in meetings with expats. Eliminate micromanagement where possible. Keep up all the perks and the culture and having an amazing work environment!

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