Miserable Place - Anonymous employee Empower Employee Review

1.0
May 30, 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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Pros

Rapid Growth Connected Leadership Open to new ideas and innovation Good pay, fair benefits

Cons

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3.0
Jul 19, 2026
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Pros

Responsible Time (which is truly encouraged to be used and is one of the only things keeping people above water at the moment); great coworkers

Cons

Company is growing too big, too fast and employees simply cannot keep up and are burning out. Too many changes at once and employees feel senior leadership does not notice or they simply don’t care. Associates who have been with Empower since the beginning are saying this is not the same Empower they once loved working for.

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