A very mixed bag. - Retirement Representative Empower Employee Review

3.0
Oct 12, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Slightly above average pay, nice facilities in Greenwood Village. A rapidly growing company with increasing opportunities.

Cons

Awful facilities in Englewood, terrible training program. Employees are put in a classroom by themselves for several weeks to learn independently. Understanding that the FINRA exams may not really relate to the job, it's still a terrible feeling to be basically on your own for your first month. Also expected to prepare for and pass FINRA exams far faster than the professionals suggest. Feel very much like a warm body to answer a phone.

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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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