Pros
I met so many great, talented individuals while I was at the company. The majority of the coworkers I interacted with daily were easy to get along with. The team was provided with the necessary tools and technology to product some great work.
Cons
1. Compensation. Overall salaries were laughably low - not just for me but for other co-workers of similar tenure. I worked a second job the majority of my time at Epicosity to make up for the lack of competitive pay. Yearly raises were accompanied with a growing list of responsibilities that continued to highlight the lack of a fair wage. Overall, raises were small, barely accounting for inflation. This didn’t stop the owners from buying large houses, new cars and taking trips. If you think this company is competitive in pay, mention the salary to someone at any other agency and their face will say it all. 2. Culture. The culture at the company is not as they try to make it appear. Any positive culture created organically came from the production team and not the owners. Most fun activities came with a lot of red tape from management, which made events feel forced and fake. Most of the time, the owners had very minimal participation with the Culture activities. 3. Structure. Titles mean nothing to this company. There’s no prestige that is carried with being a Senior team member. They love to leverage a new title in an attempt to keep employees from leaving. The new employee onboarding process is seriously lacking the resources needed to ensure a new hire can live up to the expectations put on them from management starting day. The agency’s approach is to just throw you in and you either sink or swim. There’s no true ramp-up process or training materials. The knowledgebase available to team members is always outdated and missing key information. Management overall is lacking. 4. Opportunity. We were challenged to create our path at the agency and to create or seize opportunities to grow within the company. Multiple opportunities I expressed interest in fell on deaf ears. The contract they force every employee to sign is pretty outrageous for a company of 30 people. The non-compete will handcuff you to this company longer than you want to be there.
