Experience was "meh" - didn't meet expectations. - Anonymous employee Empower Employee Review

2.0
3 June 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great location in DTC, covered parking, they recently started letting you wear jeans everyday to work, cafeteria with lots of great options, some nice people, big corporate feel if you're into that. Lots of jobs in general. 401K and decent amount of time off.

Cons

Although there are lots of jobs in the company, most teams don't have much of a career path. Way too much micromanagement and the company seems to keep people who aren't the best at their job only because of favoritism. Know someone in the company? You're good but if you don't then you'll find better luck elsewhere if you want to grow your career. Managers are insulting and somehow nobody cares if you're getting yelled at or verbally abused. At the end of the day, you're a disposable employee unless you got great connections with someone at the top. They sell you the job with expectations that aren't met. Some teams have people who rarely do actual work and are gossiping all day long. Then the ones who do actually work get yelled at for not being perfectionists. People at the top think low of employees who are lower.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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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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