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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).

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1K reviews
3.0
Jul 8, 2015
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Pros

The benefits you receive at AEP are top in the industry.

Cons

Extremely slow to change. Many post hoc assignments that could have been solved when business processes were in planning and all affected teams were involved. Too much finger pointing and lack of initiation to take charge and make positive changes

1.0
Mar 7, 2015

Great place to acquire a bad attitude

Anonymous employee
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Pros

AEP does have a better than peer vacation policy. I've interviewed with four other utilities in the past 3 years and they are superior. 3 PDOs,6 months of sick pay, 2 weeks vacation when starting with an additional 8 hours for every year served up to 5 weeks.

Cons

recent compensation redesign is being used as a mechanism to limit promotions and stymie wage growth. merit increases that are less than inflation. Hourly employers consistently make more money than engineers and technologist. supervisors give the good old boys the lions share of the raises/bonuses while rooking junior employees. Bonuses are based on job class and therefore progressive in nature, however managers still rob from junior employees to give the senior employees more despite their higher percentage. EVP are making 2 million and up but are concerned with those who make 100k or less. They think they are worth 2-10 mil but we aren't worth minimum wage. Your not Tesla,Edison,Franklin,etc., A monkey could run a large regulated utility. Some Field employees are classified as salaried and forced to work hundreds of overtime hours that aren't compensated. That is the reason why hourly employees can make much more money than professional employees. My advice to anyone unfortunate to work here: use this place as a stepping stone to bigger and better things.

3.0
Jan 5, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The work is interesting and engaging. There are many good people.

Cons

Employee morale suffers due to feeling disenfranchised. Most younger employees seek other more progressive employers and most older employees are seeking a 'buy-out'for retirement. There are few middle-management skills worthy of emulating.

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