Is AOL a good company to work for?

AOL has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 1,681 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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3.8

50% would recommend to a friend

(1,510 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 1,510 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Nov 26, 2008

AOL, needs to keep up with the change

Associate web technologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Management tries it's best to be transparent, open to feedback 2. Work load is balanced, work from home is allowed as long as it's not abused 3. Great employees(mostly), always helpful, if not then always point to resources/person who can help 4. Work timings are very flexible 5. Great technology, mostly prefer open source components, trying to get rid of legacy code 6. Teaming with partners to create content is engaging

Cons

1. More importance to new features than trying to fix up the previous ones 2. Entire AOL needs a site redesign, and optimization. Looks are quite ugly compared to other sites in competition 3. Work environment gets quite boring at times 4. Growth opportunities look bleak at times

4.0

Jul 5, 2008

Passionate and focused

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone loves a comeback and the strategy and future plans are sound. Now comes the exciting part of execution. The user base is still huge and the products, ok not all of them, but most of the key products are excellent and are moving forwards. There are smart people here and honestly some of the dead wood needing clearing out.

Cons

Change is hard and sometimes the process is a little frayed. So don't always expect your hard work to be noticed and rewarded.

5.0

May 14, 2011

Highly Professional and good atmosphere to grow

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Working Culture Nice people always open to discussions and help Good place to groom yourself and learn a lot

Cons

Management needs to be improved. Employees potential could be use in a more efficient way. Needs to work more on product quality. Giving space to innovation.

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