Decent place to work. - External Wholesaler Empower Employee Review

3.0
12 July 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good company overall. Great facilities, people, benefits, and stability. Very bright leadership. Company's moving in the right direction.

Cons

The pay is outrageously below market in almost every group and at every level (even the CEO makes quite a bit less than peers). Any kind of advancement is difficult at best unless you're a real superstar (ie top 5 or 10%er).

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5.0
18 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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