Good company but limited opportunities for advancement
Pros
AEP had good job security AEP had good retirement benefits. AEP had a very positive shift to remote work and response to COVID-19
Cons
Lots of changes in the AEP IT department, the new senior management is changing too many things at once. First they did a re-org and now there's limited growth opportunities for promotions for existing employees. A lot of people with valuable technical skills are jumping ship before positions are co-sourced (outsourced). Too much job instability for a company where the primary reason many people join is for a 20+ career. Not enough growth opportunities now that upper management has slashed promotions and limited personal career growth. Too many pay grades, my previous job before AEP only had three grades, now there's 6 grades and with limited promotions it will keep you at a lower level for longer unless you leave to another company. You pretty much will have to wait for someone to retire, die, or leave the company before you will get promoted now. Culture in IT is very slow to change for an 100+ year old company. You'll often hear the phrase "that's the way AEP does it or has done it." This makes it very difficult for senior management to find value in new technology when it takes 10+ years for them to move on anything.