Immature affiliates - Anonymous employee Empower Employee Review

3.0
Oct 3, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good vacation time. Good benefits. On-site cafeteria, gym and parking garage. Reimburse tuition if in the same field as the company.

Cons

While this is not all necessarily on Great-West it is on their recordkeeping service Fascore, (who works alongside Great West employees, same buildings) you wouldnt be able to really tell the employees apart. Working in the department though is entirely different. Tons of behind your back talking, playing favorites with employees who are not remotely close to as being as good as others but since they suck up to some of the team leads they are more likely to keep their job or not get assigned specific work tasks. They don't want you talking to eachother, they dont want you discussing what you may have messed up on and how you could correct it with a fellow employee. They want you to sit at your desk, stare at the computer and not say a word. Unless your a team lead/manager then by all means lead by example and talk all you want! The immaturity is aggravating. They will say be at your desk at this time not one minute later otherwise its a tardy, while they can hardly make it to work 10 minutes late everyday. I have never worked for an employer/department that has been so ridiculous. Fascore is all data entry, if you can make it past your year and transfer to Great-West its a decent entry level job to get your foot in the door.

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
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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.

5.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Many smart people genuinely want to grow & succeed; An excellent long term strategic vision backed by long term oriented investors; Ample growth opportunities at a business that is very well positioned for long term growth. Leaders that genuinely care about their people. Remote work is truly an advantage - just the lack of a commute makes a large difference. Opportunity to be at the ground level of a company that will develop a much stronger national brand over the next decade.

Cons

Delivery & Execution are areas that are truly challenging in the high growth/evolutionary environment that Empower is in today. Cultural changes are happening within the business that create some competing priorities, though Sr. Leaders continue to lead through this. Working with people across the US means don't expect a normal schedule - early / late starts and working lunches are the norm.

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