Very flat organization, lack of career ambition - Anonymous employee Empower Employee Review

3.0
Aug 12, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits, it seems to have a good work life balance. 'There is always tomorrow' kind of attitude, not sure how long that will last as the company is growing, acquiring more business and it will need to meet tight deadlines. Office is half empty by 5pm.

Cons

Management does a very bad job minimizing risk management, lot of people holds a lot of information which it is convenient to them because of 'Job Security', but if the person leaves then the department is in big trouble, no ones seems to care about it, since most people stays there for years and years, gets comfortable and there is not too much ambition

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

Empower fully supports work life balance. They also support and encourage community service. I like the fact that they match not only by monetary contributions, they also match actual volunteer hours with money. Management at all levels is committed and invested in you professionally and personally.

Cons

None that I have found.

2.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

It is a consistent paycheck in an industry that isn't going anywhere. The benefits are average to slightly below average. If you are lucky, your immediate manager will be a real person and not just a faceless suit.

Cons

A caution to the culture : Empower is more interested in APPEARING to be a good place to work instead of actually being a good place to work. The employees were instructed by HR to leave a Glassdoor review IF we enjoy working at Empower. They made no mention of everyone leaving honest feedback regardless of their feelings about the company. That is incredibly telling about the culture and priorities of the company.

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