Avoid this employer - Miss-Leading and toxic management - Senior Unified Communications Engineer AARP Employee Review

1.0
Oct 26, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

1.5 Billion in US dollar revenue generated by 3,200 employees. Structure so that only one part of the company is for profit and divisions claim non-profit status.

Cons

I was hired from a secure position at Fortune 100 company 6 months ago as a AARP IT remote employee. One week ago while I was visiting the country of Panama, I was told that they would no longer would allow me to work remote. I was hired as a full time remote employee. AARP informed me that if I did not stop being a remote employee that I would have to self-terminate. I refused their intimidation and AARP sent me an email stating that I was "self terminated", (i.e. stopped my employment without my resignation). Using this tactic means I will not receive Florida unemployment, no severance, AARP life insurance stops immediately and medical stops at end of Oct.

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5.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

great benefits even for interns like free lunch, reimbursed parking, hybrid work. good opportunities to network, hone your skills, and potentially get a permanent role within the organization.

Cons

long onboarding. lots of hr training.

2.0
Apr 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

benefits are strong - pension, vacation, sick, caregiving work life balance is generally good

Cons

AARP suffers from a serious toxic work culture, particularly in the IT and Digital Transformation departments. Leadership is atrocious. People leading the 2 key technology functions for the business are incompetent and ego maniacs. Both departments are extremely toxic with burned out employees and contractors. Money gets wasted in the extreme due to these factors. Constant signal switching on projects and priorities. Everyone you work with is unhappy. Bullying and retaliation are common. Avoid these departments in particular, but the whole organization is top heavy, with terrible leadership all around. Still there are some great and talented people, but it's not the norm, and senior leadership is wrought with incompetence and arrogance. The organization flails around endlessly, and blows money with no discipline or rigor to their work and methods. Think someone is juicing the Glassdoor numbers with people saying the place is great. No opportunity for growth. The organization tries to do good work, and does in many ways, but it's so poorly run that it severely hampers its potential.

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