AARP Reviews

Pros

Great salary. Great benefits. Stable company for employees. Some good innovation possibilities.

Cons

Big company, slow-moving, doesn’t risk much in most areas.

Pros

Great work-life balance, Culture fosters diversity, cooperation, and inclusion, Pension on top of 401K is unheard of nowadays

Cons

Meetings tend to be long and unproductive, "coasting" mentality among many employees, some in leadership pursue costly projects that don't add value and actually undermine current business operations

Pros

Excellent pay. Excellent Benefits (for Full-Time Employees/Nothing for others)

Cons

Petty turf wars within Management produce a cult-like atmosphere. The Middle Management seem to be interested only in self-preservation and self-promotion. The environment is, at best, stifling and at worst bully laden. It is amusing to watch seemingly mature Managers' selfishly collect their own band of loyalists as they wage internal turf wars upon each other. AARP is a cult like organization who want the world to recognize them as the authority on aging. Sadly, the primary interest is in what is good, not for the aging, but for the good of AARP's revenue flow. They are a necessary barrier for companies who have legitimate products and services due to the size of their Membership, but they will waste enormous amounts of those companies' time insisting that they kiss the AARP Ring.

Pros

Pretty good pay, pretty good benefits

Cons

It works if you’re at the end of your career or have a family. If you are trying to grow your skills, or are a young professional, look elsewhere. They seem to think being able to attend any conference you want is sufficient for professional growth, but last I checked no one said they knew how to do a particular task because they went to a conference session on it. They also have absolutely no interest in doing things about ineffective managers and general inefficiencies. Processes are dated and slow and do nothing to actually grow employees skills and don’t even serve the members that well. Leadership likes to talk about how they are consistently rated as one of the best places to work in DC, but younger employees, when surveyed, consistently rate the place poorly. Senior management should be examples to learn from, but instead I’ve learned a lot about what not to do. Their HR is also horrible and does not care about the employees well being at all. They simply exist to protect the company’s interests.

Pros

Strong social mission, excellent salary and benefits including two weeks paid caregiving leave, smart and creative colleagues, tremendous resources. AARP has been great about protecting employees' health throughout the pandemic with most working remotely.

Cons

High risk of burnout in some work units, heavy workload, staff spread thin. Unfortunately, condescending and ageist attitudes from some managers. Experience doesn't always get respect nor count for much.