RTO, 5 days per week? What an original idea, Bill! People work at AEP because the culture is relaxed, not for the pay, benefits, or office setting. You're going to find out the hard way that talented people will leave when you squeeze them.

Has anyone heard anything about any upcoming layoffs in 2025? I did hear that they sent out an email to all supervisors and above how to handle resignations - so instead of a layoff, they may be trying to force a mass resignation/exodus from the... — read more 

There’s been a talk a while back about possible layoffs in autumn. Haven’t heard much in a while. Anything new on that front? We all know that the latest batch of 1500 in summer can’t be the last in this year.

I'd like to know how are they still in charge? What needs to happen for them to be replaced?

I think a lot of people were disappointed with the company and how they handled it. There is so much I'll will towards the company internally it's unreal. I have never seen it this bad. They would have been better off doing mandatory cuts in the... — read more 

Anyone hearing anything this week ?

For those of you who don’t follow finance, famous activist investor, Carl Icahn, gained representation on AEP’s board yesterday. It likely doesn’t mean anything good. Icahn became famous by acquiring enough shares of a company to be a threat, and... — read more 

“Don't blame IT for antique software. If it was up to us, we would have replaced the software years ago. The BUs have to pony up the money to replace those systems, not IT. We're stuck supporting 8 but software that some BU says they can't live... — read more 

Can somebody please explain to me why there is such sparse communication from those in charge? Why are we being kept in the dark about things until the last possible moment? Who does that benefit? It certainly doesn't benefit us, because it ruins... — read more 

Anyone else noticing the trend on leaders who have been eligible to retire for awhile suddenly retiring this month, or announcing their retirement later in the quarter?

American Electric Power is laying off 270 workers, including 170 in Ohio, the Columbus-based power company said Thursday. The affected workers are scattered among multiple operations in AEP's 11-state territory that stretches from Michigan to... — read more 

Lots of IT people cut in Columbus

Any updates on 2016 layoffs at AEP?