Sink or drown method. Stay away - Associate Partner Advocate Empower Employee Review

1.0
30 Mar 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Work from home save gas money. PTO is flexible. Employees will help you more than management.

Cons

Way too many meetings - u will have no time for anything else. You’re expected to study for your license, train for your job, and take tons of other mandatory trainings. Unauthentic managers- a lot of shady things being done in the background by managers and they are protected by their superiors due to the fact that they have been with the company for a long time. They promote an open door policy, but it’s all a lie the moment you have something to say that goes against anything they are doing they single you out and treat you like you’re the problem. They will say things like, “ she/he is the only person who has these complaints” but the truth is people are just afraid to speak up because they know nothing will come of their concerns. Even if I was, the only person speaking doesn’t one person’s voice matter? Not according to them you’re the problem. Micromanaging- Things that you would not think would be an issue are; like being on camera for meetings and trainings forget the fact that you are interactive and participating they have to see your face at all times. It’s is invasive and intrusive, and on top of that, you have to have a smile painted on your face otherwise your supervisor will report it to their superiors (Btw there’s a lot of that tattle telling& gossip very much like high school). They don’t leave room for you to be human. You can’t have a bad day. A lot of fakeness fake smiling fake laughing at dry jokes that aren’t funny. You might not think it’s a big deal now but imagine doing that five days a week 8 hours . You start to feel like a carbon copy or a robot, very unhealthy. No privacy- all of your business is shared in team meetings. A lot of pressure to get licensing but with no health. Plus horrible training especially if you’re new to the industry. Mental exhaustion one day of work feels like one month. If u don’t take time away from your laptop u will spend all day working with a massive headache and body soreness by the time you get off line. Management is overworked and rarely available instead they have supervisors acting as managers and doing a horrible job at it. The pay might seem ok but when you factor in the amount of hours that you’re putting into studying off the clock it’s a joke Lastly no diversity look at the org chart

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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.

2.0
22 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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