American Electric Power (AEP) Employer Reviews

I am allowed to use my own initiative to get things done. I am able to be creative in how that happens. Room for personal growth.

overall a great place to work with great benefits. some long hours & travel from state to state.

Management had a lot going on and the communication disconnection, disconnected some of the task needed to implemented. Not a clear and concise picture of details was communicated. Although communication was always being challenged, the company continuously strive for improvement.

The tools of the job are truly awful. As of May 2012, the company is using Office 2002 (not even upgraded to major release 2003). An old version of Lotus Notes is used for email.

Regulated companies used to be safe, but in my short 2 years we are on our second round to workforce reduction.

Benefits are great, and management is genuinely concerned – more...  with safety and employee health. – less

Although it is a great company on paper, it is difficult to move up. Current culture dictates diversification. Many people have been overlooked for positions recently(past few years) that should have been promoted.
Columbus, OH

AEP has given me great experience in Economic/Financial analysis. The company is very laid back and lets you be an analyst with minimal supervision. I work directly with Economists, Statisticians, Engineers who are very helpful and always there to assist the less seasoned employees. The most challenging part of my job is that there is no single right – more...  way to do the job, there is always forecasting involved and different analysis needed for different projects. It takes around 3 years to be fully trained in Load Research so you are constantly learning and reading new material. My first day, I was given around 5 training books, and a SAS certification manual and was told to just read and learn for around 6 months. I enjoy my job due to having a great flexible boss and great coworkers who have also become my friends. – less

Overall it was a call center enviornment. large desk and spacious. alot better than many other places. you have room o breath. Pay it pretty good. benefits are great. really good family oriented company

My job entails meeting with business users to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications and oversee developments activities.

When budget cuts come down, the people asked to leave or forced to resign are the ones that did go to VT or aren't Republicans.

My experience at American Electric Power, Cheshire, Ohio was that of a good one. The employees and management was very professional and courteous.

This job was by far the best thanks to the management team. Excellent hours, great pay and great benefits.