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Empowerly reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(70 total reviews)
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Hanmei Wu

61% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Empowerly has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 70 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Empowerly employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

70 reviews
3.0
Jan 28, 2026

Below-average pay

College admissions consultant
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Virtually zero oversight, make your own hours, open up and close your bandwidth at your own discretion.

Cons

Zero community, no communication with team members, below-average hourly pay

1.0
Sep 12, 2025

Mismanaged, Unsupportive, and Unsustainable

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- The mission of helping students with college admissions is meaningful. - A few colleagues were genuinely supportive and collaborative. - Remote flexibility.

Cons

- Leadership is disorganized and lacks transparency. Priorities shift constantly, often without clear communication, leaving teams scrambling. - Unrealistic expectations with little regard for work-life balance. Burnout is common and rarely acknowledged. - Compensation does not reflect the workload or industry standards. Raises, bonuses, or growth opportunities are limited. - Poor support for employees—feedback is inconsistent (if any), and managers are often unavailable. - The company culture emphasizes sales targets and numbers over student success or employee well-being. - High turnover creates instability; institutional knowledge is lost regularly.

5.0
Jun 25, 2025

Formative place to accelerate my career

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Empowerly has been truly one of the most formative companies I've been at. Though hectic at times like any startup, it's a lot of hard work and good work. - Without Empowerly, I wouldn't have been able to dip my toes into multiple departments and leadership was very supportive of wearing multiple hats - I also learned a lot of leadership and core skills - Colleagues are brilliant, some of the best people I've worked with - Pay is competitive and market rate for a growth stage startup, with opportunities to move between departments Being here genuinely accelerated my career, and I'm grateful for Empowerly for giving me this opportunity

Cons

Like any startup, you will work long hours and be on call on weekends. But at the end of the day, they are transparent about the nature of the work and you're not going in blind. The support from managers and colleagues really make the work enjoyable no matter how hard it is.

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