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      AARP

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      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).

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      Reviews by job title

      878 reviews
      4.0
      Jul 12, 2011

      Great mission and opportunity. Fractured management with too many reorganizations.

      Senior marketing manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Serving the 50+ population is very important. They do lots of research to support the funds they spend to support social mission programs. They are passionate about their advocacy positions. Lots of smart people there who are committed to their work.

      Cons

      Too many reoganizations. Some folks have been there so long that their skills are not sharp, and there is too much 'management by consensus' with too many people invited to meetings who do not have a real stake in programs. Very inefficient meetings.

      2.0
      Jul 11, 2011

      This place will self destruct in 1 year

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people who felt strongly about mission, great resources.

      Cons

      AARP's soul has moved on and is now just an overblown insurance company. Deckchairs on the titanic are constantly being rearranged, and with the announced support of cuts in Social Security they can kiss member loyalty goodbye as well.

      3.0
      Jul 1, 2011

      Bloated, sluggish organization with poor performers everywhere and poor management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A regular paycheck, benefits that are not great but are better than nothing, HQ is located in an excellent area and easily accessible by metro

      Cons

      Poor performers are not only tolerated but promoted including managers. In Research we did 360 reviews and the worst managers who received the worst ratings were...promoted! Dinosaurs who do not move with the times or live in the real world. Little to no oversight of the telecommuters who misuse it, do the bare minimum to get by, and are praised to high heaven for the efforts. Some departments are better than others. Research is absurd and should be avoided unless you can get a cake job in state research, telecommute from anywhere, get a great paycheck, and do as little as possible. I once called a stater on her telecommute day and she was…in the car on the way to get a massage! Another was shopping.

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