AAR reviews

3.1

43% would recommend to a friend

(650 total reviews)
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John Holmes

55% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

AAR has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 650 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AAR employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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650 reviews
1.0
Apr 6, 2017

Going down the drain

Anonymous employee
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Pros

None. Used to be a fun place to work.

Cons

Pathetic leadership, useless middle management, quality is just a buzz word, not a management goal. Used to be a great place that focused on customers. Those days are over

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AAR Response
8y
Got it. Appreciate the time & review, as always will work harder to be #DoingItRight . V/R, G-Man
2.0
Aug 5, 2016

Don't stay long

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great support group of others who feel the same and a fantastic opportunity for recent college graduates who have little experience.

Cons

Senior management having little knowledge of anything happening at the bottom level, driving unrealistic results and poor company moral. Lack of motivation by leadership and by time you realize the reality you either quit or become part of the furniture. The company could be so much more, but those who profit cannot see past their bank account to notice. Greed truly does change you.

1.0
Apr 18, 2015

Voiceless Drone

Recommend
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Pros

Most of the people are good. It's not a Charles Dickens novel come to life (I think).

Cons

The company was founded in the 1950s, and it seems like it still the 1950s at AAR once you have been on the scene for a short time. It's boys club. A white boys club. There are only a few women in manager or higher positions. Then they are mostly white. It is impossible to move up there unless you know or are related to someone high up. Mainly the CEO, who seems like he is itching for a hostile take over or buy out. Benefits and time off also come from the 1950s. Any change comes grudgingly. Unless it comes from the very top, and that usually comes with lay offs and / or renovations that cost in the high six figure range. Raises trickle in.

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