Is AARP a good company to work for?

AARP has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 1,209 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 5% over the last 12 months. 85% of employees would recommend working at AARP to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about AARP have been left by employees working as Intern , Communications Intern and Customer Service Representative .

Does AARP pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AARP employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AARP. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AARP?

85% of AARP employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AARP 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AARP?

Director (39) , Intern (34) , Manager (25) , Project Manager (25) , Senior Advisor (24) , Advisor (21) , Employment Specialist (16) , Vice President (15) , Analyst (14) , Communications Intern (13) , Administrative Assistant (11) , Customer Service Representative (11) , Associate State Director (8) , Data Entry (8) , Data Entry Clerk (8)

What are the pros of working at AARP according to real employee reviews?

"AARP has great benefits and they treat they're people very well." ((in 123 reviews)); "Great mission and people working there really care about their mission." ((in 86 reviews)); "Advancement and great work life balance" ((in 61 reviews)); "Good pay especially compared with other editorial salaries." ((in 58 reviews)); "Interns are recognized as part of the company who join its great environment and culture." ((in 35 reviews))

What are the cons of working at AARP according to real employee reviews?

"Primary problem: Poor leadership" ((in 34 reviews)); "they put up with poor management" ((in 30 reviews)); "5 managers talking about what to do while 2 people are around to actual DO the work." ((in 20 reviews)); "long hours with sometimes only research work, not enough editing and learning about the editing process" ((in 10 reviews)); "Very large organization which can provide some challenges." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about AARP layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about AARP layoffs and their outlook for job security at AARP in 2026.

What are the top reviewed AARP locations?

Washington , Lakewood , New York , Champaign , Denver , Atlanta , Philadelphia , Austin , Allentown , Harrisburg , Princeton , Richmond , Phoenix , Lansing , Sacramento , Colorado Springs , Tampa , Raleigh , San Antonio , Long Beach , New Orleans , Providence , Pittsburgh , Rockville , Miami , Saint Petersburg , New Brunswick , Chicago , Alexandria , Kansas City

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

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

878 reviews

4.0

Jul 23, 2015

It depends who you work for...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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??

2.0

Dec 22, 2014

Don't follow their own mission

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some great people, pay well, some challenging jobs

Cons

Bureaucratic, staff get nervous every year for fear of arbitrary layoff...because it happens often, bad rating because they do not live up to the vision of their founder...to provide people with job security. Of course, change is necessary, but this is typical corporate type of change.

2.0

Jul 28, 2014

Mismanagement destroying employee morale and raising internal control risks

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The team that I worked with was full of friendly employees that came to work and wanted to work hard and do a great job. Work-life balance was good and lots of good work could have potentially been done. Camaraderie was high amongst staff.

Cons

Bad managers did their best to divide and conquer the staff to ensure no challenges. Employees were kept in a state of constant fear that there would be reprisals for speaking ones mind, even if it was in the best interest of AARP as an organization as a whole. This problem of insufferable management was known to exist by the C-suite, but nothing was done to rectify situation unless the problem became untenable.

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Community Outreach and Employment Manager

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