It's okay - Senior Advisor AARP Employee Review

3.0
Sep 28, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some control over the work you do Great time off allowance (vacation, sick time, etc.) especially if you've been there 6+ years Location is great - right in the heart of DC

Cons

Some managers are not so competent; your happiness/misery depends a lot on your manager AARP is EVER changing things it makes one dizzy. In Research, for example, when one leader leaves, the next one wants to make his/her mark and changes things even when the old way was working just fine. Since being hired 5 years ago my position and duties have changed significantly. Yet there are still inefficiencies. And name changes are the norm. We do an employee feedback survey each year. No matter how loudly the results scream, there don't seem to be changes, as the weak spots are the same every year.

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5.0
May 28, 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
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.

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