Empowerly Reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(69 total reviews)
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Hanmei Wu

65% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Empowerly has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 69 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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69 reviews
1.0
14 July 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The team had some great people working for them

Cons

Hanmei is the single worst founder I've met to date. She has no experience running and organization, is a terrible leader, and almost always rejects any employee ideas. Time and time again she disappoints senior leadership in her lack of willingness to collaborate with those she hired to seek council from, as well as her "Co founder". The other "Co-founder" CX has no power and is not an equal in decision making. You can feel the tension between the two whenever they are in a meeting together. The biggest concern I have is for those who remain in Sales. We made a hiring push Q2 22' based on salaries and commission structures that retroactively were changed after the new class had a few weeks in seat. The updated offers have are a 30% cut from what was advertised to hire our sales talent. Majority of these new hires quit existent jobs to This "tactic" from Hanmei was deliberate, predatory, and unethical. This is ultimately my reason for departure as I couldn't ethically support this decision from the Founder.

2.0
5 Dec 2022

Disorganized Leadership- Great Mission

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Working with the families was great. Empowerly does have a great mission.

Cons

Leadership was incredibly disorganized. Very short-sighted and the leaders were not willing to hear constructive feedback from their small team. Having a constructive disagreement is one thing, but not being willing to hear it is another. Also, expect to work 60-80 hours a week.

1.0
3 Jan 2023

Awful leadership and inferior services

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some colleagues are talented and working hard to make a difference.

Cons

Toxic culture, horrific leadership and poor quality of services. Marketplace model is flawed.

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