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Working here has been one of the most rewarding professional experiences I’ve had. It’s a true startup environment: ambitious, fast-moving, and always raising the bar. Every year, the company grows its goals and revenue expectations, and with that comes constant change. If you’re looking for a place where things stay the same month after month, this isn’t it. But if you thrive on growth and adaptability, it’s incredibly energizing.

The team is full of sharp, driven people who are always pushing to make things better. Being 100% remote adds flexibility, but it also requires discipline and independence. The leads are 100% inbound, which is a huge advantage, but it means you need to be available when prospective clients want to meet—often evenings and weekends.

Coachability is everything here. If you’re open to feedback, willing to adjust, and hungry to keep learning, you’ll do well. If you resist change or expect a fixed routine, it won’t be a fit. Overall, this is a place where smart, motivated people can make a real impact and grow quickly, as long as they embrace the pace and mindset of a true startup.

- Empowerly is the definition of dysfunction and chaos.
- The founder mistakes control for leadership and turns every meeting into a nightmare of ego and arrogance.
- New ideas are crushed before they can even be spoken, and collaboration is treated like an inconvenience.
- No one holds real authority because everything revolves around one person's whims.
- The company lures employees in with grand promises, only to gut salaries and commissions once people are already locked in.
- Ethics are nonexistent, and respect for staff is an afterthought. 
- Watching skilled and passionate people leave in frustration became a routine.
- The entire experience was exhausting, disheartening, and utterly soul-crushing.

If you care about your dignity, career, or peace of mind, stay as far away from this place as possible. 

Everything else about this place was pure disarray. The founder repeatedly ignores employee feedback and dismisses ideas that could have improved operations. Those in charge show little understanding of the real issues employees and customers deal with daily. Work kept piling up while the same problems were left unresolved over and over again. It is difficult to see how any progress is possible when concerns are constantly brushed aside. Hiring experienced people feels pointless when their knowledge is never used or valued. Poor decisions created unnecessary strain and made even simple tasks far more difficult than they should be. There is a clear focus on being right rather than listening to the people doing the actual work. I am glad to be out of there.

I've been at Empowerly for two years+ and found the culture to be focused, performance-driven and intentional. I like my manager and the CEOs are willing to do the hard thing for the continued growth of the company. Their logic is sound and they are always willing to communicate the "why" behind their decisions. 

The offsites are always wonderful and the work makes a profound difference. 

A great perk that this company is completely virtual and always has been. Since there is literally no physical corporate headquarters or office to go to, you have total control over your own workspace. 

Empowerly provides awesome tools to help guide students effectively and make my job as a counselor much easier, especially compared to other counseling organizations that I've worked for. I appreciate the flexibility and the help that community members and enrollment officers provide when there's challenging issues with families. Sometimes though families switch away from me and I'm not notified until a week or two later, and I think that can be disruptive, and I don't always get feedback on why. Having the proper feedback when this happens will help me do my job better.

Empowerly is truly helping the next generation of students become the most successful version of themselves. Each day, we interface with thousands of customers and over 150 counselors to ensure that everyone is on track, meeting goals, deadlines, and getting the most out of the program.

Sometimes, parents can have unrealistic expectations and hiccups happen, but they are a very few proportion of all the students that we have. The team is supportive and management is highly competent, contributing to a challenging but fulfilling workplace.

I was often overwhelmed by the large number of students I had to counsel, making it diffcult to provide personalized support. I felt like I was constantly running from one meeting to the next, with little time to catch my breath or reflect on my work. My supervisor was a good-for-nothing who only seemed to care about numbers. He would constantly pressure me to counsel more students, even when I was already feeling overwhelmed. He also had a habit of giving me nonsensical feedback, which was only more frustrating. I felt like I was doing a disservie to my students by not being able to give them the support they needed.

A batch of student files arrived incomplete. When flagged, nobody responded. Files went to admissions full of gaps. I spent months trying to establish communication protocols, but the people in charge refused to implement anything. I watched employees waste countless hours chasing paperwork that should have moved through proper systems because decision makers refused to build the necessary infrastructure. I wanted to contribute in a meaningful way. Instead, I sent emails into complete silence.

This is an extremely poor company with deeply ineffective leadership. Working here should be avoided because the environment is intensely stressful and harmful. Compensation is below industry average and does not reflect the workload at all. Leadership takes advantage of employees by forcing extended hours while offering low pay. Those in charge are frequently rude and dismissive, often yelling at staff and creating an intimidating atmosphere. At the same time, they are not accessible or responsive when employees actually need support.

I was a high school guidance counselor and after I left public education, I was interested in leveraging my expertise to work directly with students. Empowerly's interview process and onboarding process was incredibly smooth, and one month in, it's been one of the best experiences and places I've worked in my career. I'm already working with students who match my profile, and colleagues are super talented and incredibly supportive. The compensation for counselors is competitive and the flexibility is great.

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