Not a company that values their workers - Anonymous employee AARP Employee Review

2.0
12 Apr 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

flexible schedule and office location.

Cons

Tiny desks and work spaces if you're not management. Literally can't get your legs under your desk if you're taller than 6'0", and there's no room to store your stuff. Also, there's no cubicles, just open space -- so if you're disabled (like me) it's very uncomfortable, and very noisy, and very distracting. Perks like coffee, forks, knives, etc -- nonexistant. There is a constant sense that they will nickle and dime everything so as to save a buck. I have never worked somewhere that values their employees (especially their contractors) worse than they do here. They tend to hire most people as contractors in an attempt at getting around benefits. Don't fall for this. You get a tiny desk space, none of the benefits. For instance, training on using meeting spaces is only available to employees. If you want to use the gym, you have to be an employee. If you want to take a yoga class -- that will cost you far more than any local class in the area. It's pretty bad, and there are hundreds of more examples.

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5.0
28 May 2026
Recommend
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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
2 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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