Is AOL a good company to work for?

AOL has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,682 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 50% of employees would recommend working at AOL to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about AOL have been left by employees working as Intern , Senior Manager and Account Manager .

Does AOL pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, AOL employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at AOL. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at AOL?

50% of AOL employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated AOL 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at AOL?

Software Engineer (64) , Director (46) , Senior Software Engineer (44) , Account Manager (28) , Principal Software Engineer (20) , Senior Manager (19) , Senior Product Manager (17) , Project Manager (15) , Intern (14) , Manager (13) , Customer Service Representative (12) , Editor (12) , Vice President (12) , Product Manager (11) , Account Executive (10)

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

"People were great and project work was interesting." ((in 196 reviews)); "Great benefits and outlook on employee happiness" ((in 168 reviews)); "The culture and perks are great" ((in 132 reviews)); "Good work life balance for new hires" ((in 95 reviews)); "Good severance package and pay." ((in 50 reviews))

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

"Constant layoffs and reorganization killed productivity and enthusiasm for the company and products." ((in 145 reviews)); "leadership from the US was poor" ((in 40 reviews)); "senior management is cliquey," ((in 31 reviews)); "Better find a good manager" ((in 23 reviews)); "There were no growth opportunities in HR unless you were friends with the VP." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about AOL layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed AOL locations?

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AOL

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AOL reviews

3.8

50% would recommend to a friend

(1,511 total reviews)

Tim Armstrong

68% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

AOL has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,511 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AOL employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

4.0

Jun 18, 2018

Principal Software QA Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Many talented co-workers. Lots of career opportunities. Every day was different.

Cons

Lay-offs were always in the back of our minds.

1.0

May 9, 2018

They are selling customers information without their consent

Customer support representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

not really like most scam jobs

Cons

working for a dishonest company, invading customers privacy and selling their info. Cant be trusted wont support or work no longer for a company making its money of of personal info and dishonesty

2.0

Jun 26, 2017

Marketing department is a mess

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart, passionate co-workers who are genuinely good people. Fun culture as far as happy hours, team outings and sales conferences.

Cons

There is no autonomy or ownership on projects and absolutely no vision or strategy on marketing initiatives. There are constantly too many cooks in the kitchen who have no experience on branding to make branding decisions, and then change their minds daily. The mid-level people actually implementing the work have to bear the brunt of these constant 180's, often with unreasonable timelines so work-life balance really suffers. It's a culture of fear. Innovation isn't encouraged, everyone is so scared to take a risk or make a decision, that all work ends up how it's always been done. Constant reorgs and layoffs also have a big impact on morale.

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