Miserable Place - Anonymous employee Empower Employee Review

1.0
30 May 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I guess you could say a paycheck and benefits if you were really desperate to work here. The security lady is nice to talk to.

Cons

Walk around Great-West and you will find miserable people that don't smile which I'm guessing is a result of a very bland company culture that expects you to work with inept, angry management whom makes your workload the equivalent of two people. Then they pile on projects so kiss your work life balance away. The penny pinching executives don't value employees and you can tell because there has been a large number of people quitting and going elsewhere. Summer BBQ was taken away, no Holiday party, no more casual Friday dress like wearing jeans and tennis shoes, etc. This is like the worst discount airline that offers hardly anything to keep people happy here.

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5.0
18 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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
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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