EPAM Systems reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(13,393 total reviews)
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87% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

EPAM Systems has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,393 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The EPAM Systems employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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13K reviews
1.0
Jul 9, 2018

Worst company i've ever worked

Anonymous employee
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Pros

* Office is acceptable * Mid to low salary

Cons

* Upper Management is terrible, most important decisions come from CIS offices (Minsk made most of it) so you get a ton of their subpar mentality, and all arbitration or disputes will forever benefit the company and never the employee. * Middle Management is equally awful, they make promises that they never uphold saying that the approval is not done by them, or they try to force their way by threats. * Projects are boring, dull and you learn nothing, usually old technologies, or support for legacy systems. Epam takes whatever project not any other company would take. * Absurd rotation, as this is a "cost objective" company, many projects end up rotating to CIS countries as they are cheaper. * Bureaucracy for anything and everything, poorly done micromanagement by people that have no idea what they are doing, other than thinking they are big shots. * Pay attention to sneaky clauses on the contracts, they tend to include resignation clauses. * Opportunities for growing are scarce, and more often than not any upper positions are only meant for local people.

1.0
Jun 20, 2018

Business Analyst

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing good. They think they are paying so they have bought you like a slave.

Cons

- Senior management is full of politics - No one in the company knows what they want to do -Nobody has any idea of company's objectives -It is a headless chicken organization, people are doing things without any prior knowledge, making decisions on the spur -No vision -No support from my support teams like HR -Most people are overworked and there is no payment for extra work, no benefit -Management knows everything but still does not do anything

3.0
Oct 20, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

EPAM is an IT staffing agency, so you are likely to work at a client site. The client may be one of the biggest IT companies, so this may be the only chance to see its office from the inside. As contractors, EPAM employees may enjoy some perks available to the client's own employees. The clients usually have little control over contractors and EPAM, in turn, tends to leave its employees alone once they are sent to a client. Because of that, you are unlikely to face any pressure, overtimes, etc. When at work, you are free to spend your time as you wish. No EPAM manager will bother you. This may be a good opportunity to do some personal development.

Cons

IT outstaffing at its finest. Not much to add to the other reviews here. No career opportunities, no bonuses no matter what you do. It's rather easy to become a mid-level manager, but that's of questionable value. One thing to note is that EPAM managers are mostly not the type of person you would want to work with, talk to or meet. Being a contractor working at a client site, you often spend most of the day on your own. Besides that, the client's employees may show little respect to you. Sensitive people may feel lonely and depressed.

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EPAM Systems Response
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I appreciate you sharing your experience with EPAM. We continue to try to improve the overall employee experience, particularly since we know that many of our employees are located at the client site which provides unique challenges. If you want to provide more specifics on how we can improve, please feel free to contact me at epam.com/request-information.
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