Archaic In Some Sense - Anonymous employee Empower Employee Review

4.0
24 Sept 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay, flexible schedules, and ability to obtain your Series 6 and 63 licenses. Opportunities for advancement within the department can occur before 18 months of employment, and tenure helps. Overtime is available and pays well.

Cons

Pay isn't as competitive as it is in our merged department that performs similar tasks (with some additional plan types). Micro-managed at times if you make a few small mistakes. Phone calls non-stop all day. Not salary, so 30 minute unpaid lunches and no time to take part in other events. No company organized events in our location. Uneven workload at times, but this is smoothing out slowly. Selling our service to companies without having the amount of employees we need, so the workload is intense for weeks at a time before new hires are put on the phones. IT Team needs more senior members and quicker fixes. Website randomly stops working without known cause.

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5.0
18 Jun 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.

5.0
11 Jun 2026
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Pros

Many smart people genuinely want to grow & succeed; An excellent long term strategic vision backed by long term oriented investors; Ample growth opportunities at a business that is very well positioned for long term growth. Leaders that genuinely care about their people. Remote work is truly an advantage - just the lack of a commute makes a large difference. Opportunity to be at the ground level of a company that will develop a much stronger national brand over the next decade.

Cons

Delivery & Execution are areas that are truly challenging in the high growth/evolutionary environment that Empower is in today. Cultural changes are happening within the business that create some competing priorities, though Sr. Leaders continue to lead through this. Working with people across the US means don't expect a normal schedule - early / late starts and working lunches are the norm.

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