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American Electric Power

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American Electric Power reviews

3.1

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,088 total reviews)

William J. Fehrman

36% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

American Electric Power has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,088 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The American Electric Power employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Feb 23, 2026

Went downhill

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, some good managers and employees remaining

Cons

Not enough experienced employees to do the work because of retention issues. Too many hoops when trying to do tasks (red tape, internal processes bloated) and lots of blame games. Work from home and hybrid was cut

1.0
Nov 27, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits. Work from home. Hiring process.

Cons

Extreme levels of performance and personal conduct micromanagement. Sexist dress code. Passive aggressive leadership. Dated and inefficient client software. Training that lacks versatility and engagement. Lacking modernization. No value placement on tprevious experience. Moving the goalposts.

3.0
Apr 27, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Really supportive culture; there really, really are wonderful people to work with throughout this company - Folks in the local Tulsa office are superb, including local leadership - Low-stress environment with autonomy to get my work done (at least in my department; others have more micromanagement) - The work itself is interesting; lots of opportunities to learn - Pretty good benefits and work life balance - Lots of interesting projects and project opportunities with the company's $54B spending plan

Cons

- Pay and bonuses are mediocre; not bad, but not great - Highly bureaucratic and complicated work environment; it's hard to get things done at AEP - Ohio leadership is controlling, paternalistic, and crams down policy that's not always logical or well thought out - Due to major company changes in the last year with the new CEO, workloads have gone up and everyone mostly overworked, overwhelmed, and burnt out. - Change fatigue is very much a thing here because policies and procedures change all the time.

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