Easy to have Work Life Balance Here - Senior Administrative Assistant AARP Employee Review

4.0
Jan 5, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Employees are treated well, the benefits are great and the overall enviornment is very pleasant. It is very easy to work here, be somewhat fulfilled professionally, and maintain worklife balance. The work week is thirty five hours, very managable. The people are friendly almost family like and seem to genuinely care about you and your well being.

Cons

There seems to be an iniative of the month, always some latest and greatest project that becomes top priority with little regard given to the fast that last month's project is not yet complete. It can be political, in that (like every where you go) it is all about who you know and whether or not they like you.

Explore other reviews about AARP

5.0
May 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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
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.

4
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All