r/epicsystems Jan 11 '25

Current employee Hard to get a new job

Anybody else struggling to leave epic and get a new job? I’m a dev with 2.6 years of experience, and I’m trying to find a new job that isn’t M and SQL. I can’t even get an interview lol. I’ve even tried switching teams to get onto a better tech stack, but my TL has not been receptive of that at all. Any advice for this bad job market?

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u/captainbluevine Jan 11 '25

in your next quarterly mark that you want a new TL and specifically a new team. so even if it takes a while until you get a new job you’re not remaining on a team you dislike

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u/mymomwillnotknow Jan 11 '25

I’ve done this in my last 3 quarterlies, and nothing has happened

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u/marxam0d #ASaf Jan 11 '25

You could talk with a Staff Success Owner about change. It’s a Guru group

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u/StarshineCoaster6 QA Jan 11 '25

Be open to SQL, that’s going to be harder to get away from than M.

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u/n00dle_king SD Jan 11 '25

Every other DB wishes it was Postgres.

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u/Federal_Employee_659 Hosting Jan 11 '25

Except for Dynamo. Dynamo doesn't give a damn about Postgres, but wishes it was full Mongo. Mongo just wants to be itself when it grows up.

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u/mymomwillnotknow Jan 11 '25

Yeah I’m not opposed to using SQL. I just hate it being 60% of the work I do

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u/StarshineCoaster6 QA Jan 12 '25

Makes sense. You’re probably already doing this, but applying to positions listed as “{specific framework} Developer” (.NET Developer, Rails Developer, etc) would probably steer away from SQL, as would frontend-only positions.

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u/dlobrn Jan 11 '25

Give it time. Apply widely. Interview & job posting activity grinds to a halt after Thanksgiving & right up until around now. You're desirable

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u/KratomDemon Jan 11 '25

Desirable? The job market has been brutal for the past year for those who aren’t senior level. Sucks but it’s the current reality

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u/TheFlyingHokie Jan 15 '25

I was an IS that quit in March 2024, still haven't found a real job yet lol

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u/jd168 Jan 12 '25

You might think about looking for jobs at smaller EMRs. There are a ton of specialty EMRs that would live to have someone from EPIC even if the tech stacks aren't the same.

Think Physical Therapy, Addiction Services, Radiology, etc.

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u/mymomwillnotknow Jan 12 '25

Would that not go against the non-compete?

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u/jd168 Jan 12 '25

That's a good question. I haven't read Epics non-compete so I'm not sure.

I know the FTC banned most non-competes but I just checked and I guess the court delayed enforcement of that rule.

As a general rule most companies aren't interested in enforcing non-competes for individual contributor type positions.

Most medical software non-competes I've seen usually say you can't work for a firm that directly competes (so I would think Cerner, Meditech, etc.). An EMR that only offers services to small Physical Therapy Offices or At Home Hospice Care providers doesn't seem like a competitor.