Great company to work for due to great people
Pros
The culture that the company aspires to is outstanding. When compared to many other companies in this vertical industry, AEP stands apart as a progressive utility company.
Cons
From an information technology perspective, the company has been very slow to evolve -- both in terms of development and implementation methodologies and in terms of staying current with computing equipment (e.g., they haven't replaced employee workstations in over 6 years). Additionally, there is a fair amount of silo-ism in the company -- making enterprise-wide initiatives particularly difficult to execute. Finally, the company has put forth major effort to promote women and minorities. While commendable, there are many instances of promotional candidates being chosen based on their demographics rather than their qualifications.