Ripe with stagnation - Principal Software Engineer AOL Employee Review

3.0
Mar 18, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work-life balance Easy to procure assets (like VMs) Office wiki (when kept up to date) There are still many smart people who work here Good compensation package Some interesting work and latitude to try new things

Cons

Risk of layoffs (aka RIF) ... you can get "impacted" at any time, without rhyme or reason Having to wear many hats ... the org has been cut to the point where you need to be a one-person army to accomplish anything Gaps in knowledge ... one result of rampant layoffs are lost expertise. Personal development options are limited

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5.0
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Recommend
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Pros

I’ve been here 30+ years and have no complaints.

Cons

Home life can be strained by late night calls.

4.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

nice people to work with

Cons

poorly managed, people are overworked

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