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
4.0
Jul 23, 2015

It depends who you work for...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Work/life balance (depending on your manager), cafe in the building, location.

Cons

The whole "telephone" game of communication - C-level tells SVP, SVP tells VPs, VP talks to Director, Director tells Manager, Manager tells Analyst...it slows down the process of actually getting the work done and causes disconnects. The amount of meetings held at AARP is more than I've seen at any previous employer - when are we supposed to actually do the work??

5.0
Jul 22, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Scheduling was very easy and accomidating. Staff was there to help you.

Cons

Few cons, overall good company.

3.0
Jul 20, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

i worked at AARP for more than 7 years before leaving. lots of pros (obviously, I was there for a long time), lots of cons (and obviously something made me decide to leave) PROS: - good pay - great benefits - decent work life balance depending on your manager and department - mission-driven org -- enjoyed making a difference in people's lives

Cons

- it's all about who your manager is. if you've got a good one, you'll be fine. if not, don't expect a promotion or title change while you're there. you have to be ok with the pay and little chance throughout your time there for movement within the organization. so know that going in - no room for growth and poor training - this place has more internal politics and drama than anywhere I've ever worked - such a big organization that navigating the internal groups, etc is challenging - HR does not help you - they put up with poor management -- people in positions of power who abuse them, and nothing is done

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