Sink or drown method. Stay away - Associate Partner Advocate Empower Employee Review

1.0
30 Mar 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Work from home save gas money. PTO is flexible. Employees will help you more than management.

Cons

Way too many meetings - u will have no time for anything else. You’re expected to study for your license, train for your job, and take tons of other mandatory trainings. Unauthentic managers- a lot of shady things being done in the background by managers and they are protected by their superiors due to the fact that they have been with the company for a long time. They promote an open door policy, but it’s all a lie the moment you have something to say that goes against anything they are doing they single you out and treat you like you’re the problem. They will say things like, “ she/he is the only person who has these complaints” but the truth is people are just afraid to speak up because they know nothing will come of their concerns. Even if I was, the only person speaking doesn’t one person’s voice matter? Not according to them you’re the problem. Micromanaging- Things that you would not think would be an issue are; like being on camera for meetings and trainings forget the fact that you are interactive and participating they have to see your face at all times. It’s is invasive and intrusive, and on top of that, you have to have a smile painted on your face otherwise your supervisor will report it to their superiors (Btw there’s a lot of that tattle telling& gossip very much like high school). They don’t leave room for you to be human. You can’t have a bad day. A lot of fakeness fake smiling fake laughing at dry jokes that aren’t funny. You might not think it’s a big deal now but imagine doing that five days a week 8 hours . You start to feel like a carbon copy or a robot, very unhealthy. No privacy- all of your business is shared in team meetings. A lot of pressure to get licensing but with no health. Plus horrible training especially if you’re new to the industry. Mental exhaustion one day of work feels like one month. If u don’t take time away from your laptop u will spend all day working with a massive headache and body soreness by the time you get off line. Management is overworked and rarely available instead they have supervisors acting as managers and doing a horrible job at it. The pay might seem ok but when you factor in the amount of hours that you’re putting into studying off the clock it’s a joke Lastly no diversity look at the org chart

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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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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