GWL is an okay place to start and get some experience, but you won't make as high a salary as other places. - IT Employee Empower Employee Review

3.0
Aug 23, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunities for growth and advancement are there depending on the manager. I came in to GWL out of college and was able to move up fairly quickly and received several promotions. I like that they combine sick and vacation time off into paid annual leave (PAL) if you're not sick a lot that means you can get a lot of vacation. The environment is also fairly relaxed, I was able to work from home time to time whenever necessary, but not on a regular basis.

Cons

Even though there are opportunities for advancement, the salaries are a little low. I have moved on and was able to find a much higher salary in a comparable environment. The health benefits are not acceptable and gets worse and worse every year.

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5.0
Jul 21, 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

Large organization, takes a while to learn different organizational structures.

3.0
Jul 19, 2026
Recommend
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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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