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American Electric Power

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American Electric Power reviews

3.1

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,091 total reviews)

William J. Fehrman

34% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

American Electric Power has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,091 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The American Electric Power employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews
2.0
Dec 1, 2012

Know you place and get back to work!!!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1) Great people to work with 2) Lots of opportunities to learn 3) Plenty of chances move around the company and try new things

Cons

1) Lower than average wages 2) Dwindling benefits 3) You will ALWAYS take a back seat to the stockholders 4) Upper management will ALWAYS make Wall Street and their view point their primary concern 5) If you are looking for company loyalty look somewhere else 6) 1980's Management style "This is how we did it when I got here (in 82) and that how we do it now" and so on.......

4.0
Nov 9, 2025

Recent Changes

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Steady work and job security.

Cons

Leadership changes in the last year have led to declined work life balance and flexibility.

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