A good job for the right personality - Retirement Specialist - Client Services Empower Employee Review

4.0
Jun 10, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Really wonderful company. Regular bonuses and raises. If a customer compliments you to a manager, then you'll get a certificate for a free lunch in the cafeteria. They'll match donations that you make to non-profits. Good job security.

Cons

It's a call center. They're expanding at breakneck speed and seem unable to hire enough people to keep up. You'll get dozens of emails a day updating you about some plan and they'll expect you to remember one from six months prior. Even though everyone says that folks from the call center are in high demand in other departments (because of how well you get to know various plans), the call center budgets for only a few people to leave every quarter. I've heard of people having to quit and then, a week later, get re-hired by the other department (losing seniority, etc. in the process).

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5.0
Jun 18, 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
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
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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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