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      AARP

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      4.2

      85% would recommend to a friend

      (878 total reviews)

      Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan

      92% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      AARP has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 878 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The AARP employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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      878 reviews
      3.0
      Jan 1, 2019

      Good company overall, department quality varies

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Noble mission of helping older adults live their best lives. New building with cafeteria and fitness center. Most teams get to use 40 service hours per year. Decent healthcare and vacation package.

      Cons

      The benefits, salary, and quality of work vary drastically based on department, team, and supervisor. Some people do not get to use their 40 service hours, although it is cited in the benefits package. There is no standard telework policy across the company which creates tension. Some people are severely overworked while others have a great work/life balance. It truly depends on your individual supervisor. Advice to those interviewing is to really clarify what is expected of you and try to feel out the culture of the team before you accept the position. You must be in the position for 1 year before you can switch to another role within AARP.

      1.0
      Aug 1, 2018

      Political mess - social mission for whom?!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lack career ambition and good at playing leadership politics? Then this is the place for you. You can fly under the radar, suck up and get a pension for life. Mediocrity rules the day. CYA is the employee tag line.

      Cons

      Sadly people come for the mission, and the good ones leave when they experience the mess behind the scenes. Politics, not talent, is rewarded. You will be pulled down for doing good work and set up for failure if someone with the slightest authority doesn't like you. This company is in trouble if they get audited.

      1.0
      Dec 16, 2017

      Good Mission -- Awful Execution

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are lots of well-intentioned people at AARP who believe deeply in the social mission of the organization. Great salaries (too great in many ways) and great benefits Amazing policies with regard to retirement and pension

      Cons

      The organization wastes a remarkable amount of money with ill-conceived projects and programs, then quietly disappears them when they fail. No accountability at all. Certain high-level managers are abusive, bullying, even cruel and are tolerated, in the words of an HR representative, they "get results." Frequent reorganizations ostensibly to streamline but - the ugly truth -- to get rid of "low-energy" employees who have been around for "too long." Dog whistle for "old!" Absolutely no attempt made to retrain or re-assign them, despite all the lip service paid to the value of older workers. Scandalous!

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