AARP reviews

4.2

85% would recommend to a friend

(878 total reviews)

Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan

92% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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
1.0
Feb 7, 2020

A torture chamber of toxicity

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent base compensation Excellent 401k match with immediate vesting Adequate health insurance, but VERY high deductible

Cons

The culture here is toxic and abusive. Welcome to an employer where it's encouraged for people to yell at and insult one another! There are no opportunities for professional development or opportunities for advancement. Mediocrity is rewarded. Hitting goals doesn’t do you any favors. Just find the right person to suck up to and you’ll be fine...until someone overthrows that person. Never worked in a place that was this racist, sexist, ageist and discriminatory. From comments made about African Americans to comments about Catholics to comments about women, the discrimination goes every which way here. There is extreme hatred and resentment for anyone under 45. HR turns a blind eye or worse, they’ll find a way to punish you if you report. They have more money than they know what to do with and yet they STILL take federal funding. At a volunteer event, a senior executive told volunteers to stop working so hard because "we were packing too many meals for seniors in poverty." Shameful.

1.0
Jan 30, 2016

Black CEO, Racism

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good pay and benefits.

Cons

Racism thrives. There are literally hundreds of complaints settled out of court for racial discrimination against Black & Hispanic employees. If you're White, you will be fine. There are lots of you there being promoted. If you're a minority, forget about promotions and get a good race discrimination attorney.

3.0
Oct 11, 2022

Great mission, good people, bad leadership

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great Mission and focus on that mission Have some really smart people who care about the work they do Good culture at middle management and below Strong Benefits Flexibility - if you work for the right manager

Cons

1. Executive Leadership, especially after the appointment of new CEO and COO/CFO, is awful. It has turned into a "gotcha" culture, where the CEO/CFO run the organization like a dictatorship- only their way is correct. The rest of the e-team just agrees and tries to stay out of the way so they don't get fired or blacklisted. 2. CEO is more concerned about awards and outward appearance than actually the organization or employees. 3. Passive Aggressive leadership. You are either in or out- 4. Can be political 5. Bounce people out who actually try to enact change or speak up

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