Empower reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,431 total reviews)
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Edmund F. Murphy III

80% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Empower has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,431 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Empower employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Oct 8, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Great people to work with.

Cons

Company continues to over extend their employees with mergers that that systems are not ready for essentially leaving client facing employees “holding the bag”.

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Empower Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback. We use our associates' feedback to improve!
5.0
Oct 7, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Fully remote - Generous PTO - Paid holidays - Leadership values you & your input - Benefits in general are pretty great - Huge focus on career progression within the company, they prefer to hire within - Annual bonus - Tons of resources & assistance available for questions/issues - You don’t have to know anything about retirement plans, they will teach you everything you need to know within the 3 months of paid training - 10% differential for the last 3 hours of the day if you are a closer

Cons

- Mandatory Overtime during busy seasons - Have to stay in participant services for 18 months before you can move - Difficult to move into a position off of the phones specifically since the openings are scarce - Callers can be demanding & rude but this is true of any call center

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Empower Response
1y
Thank you for the positive feedback - as an employer of choice, we are always striving to improve the associate experience.
2.0
Oct 6, 2024

Only good for a paycheck

Recommend
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Pros

High pay Remote work Matching 401k

Cons

Unrealistic expectations Slave at your desk Doesn’t want you to take any breaks This company will suck your soul out of you. They have made me hate people and want to bash my head into a wall everyday! RUN!!!

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Empower Response
1y
We appreciate your feedback. We encourage all associates to speak up and provide feedback which allows us to improve.
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