One Bad Apple - QA Epic Games Employee Review

3.0
Jan 17, 2023
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Epic has some great benefits, and some of the most competitive pay in the games industry to date. They want the top talent and they are not afraid to pay for it. The average people working at the company are great to work with. They are passionate for what they do and they are often great at it too. They love to talk about their work and what makes them excited. It was a very large company, but it almost never feels that way. You'll know most of the people who work on your project, even if that's 600 people.

Cons

Epic QA has a real problem in it. When I first started in QA, most forward progress was slow and often difficult due to one tenant of Epic; “Everyone has a voice”, but often forgets when everyone has a voice no one has a voice. Decisions were filibustered to inactivity with no one being able to agree on a path forward. That problem is now made worse with the current department. Progress is completely and totally halted and in some places regressing. We at least knew what the problems were, we just couldn't fix them. In todays Epic, QA has lost what the problems are and most people don't even know how to fix them. Where everyone had a voice, now its direction is dictated by people with the most minimal of understanding and often very thickly covered in sexism and favoritism. Beyond all the favoritism and sexism that runs rampant in the department, get used to the idea of Toxic Positivity, where no one is allowed to have individual thoughts, or emotions without getting punished for them. Education and innovation are punished, people are told to figure things out for themselves, while others have their work hand holded. The hypocrisy and overt favoritism demonstrated daily will make good workers lose their sanity. No decisions survive the day as direction for the department seems to fluctuate by the hour. If you are one of the few people willing to work after hours be prepared to be taken advantage of. If you don't work after hours, there are zero repercussions.

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5.0
May 31, 2026
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Pros

- Amazing benefits and pay - Work with some of the most talented folks in the industry - Move quickly and ship a lot - Have the freedom to make a lot of impact - Not political and a no nonsense place, just a lot of talented and passionate folks wanting to do good work

Cons

- Company strategy can shift quickly which can feel chaotic for many people, change is a part of life at Epic - Lots of teams work long hours, not all teams but it’s common

1.0
Apr 14, 2026
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Pros

Great Benefits, people you work with are all top notch in their fields.

Cons

No growth opportunities or raises at all. I've been here for 4 years and since then have only had 1 notable raise and no promotions. Constant turnover and loss of talent due to over-worked stress and no sense of work/life balance. Management are all incompetent and won't ever take accountability for their terrible actions. "Fast-paced" environment is what they tell you but it's just another way of saying they will over-work you and give you no rewards. C-suite is even more out of touch with their employees and consumers. Constant pivots and changes out of nowhere because some L8 or L9 didn't like it and no one will push back otherwise you get laid off. I was here since 2022 and it has just gone downhill ever since COVID. Layoffs are a clear indicator of a company under-performing and the fact that none of the people involved with the bad decisions were touched indicates that this will continue happening. Terrible place to grow and pay isn't much better.

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