American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,660 total reviews)
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Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

American Express has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18,660 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The American Express employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
2.0
May 27, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Decent health insurance without waiting period, on-site nurse practitioner, gym and cafeteria.

Cons

Pay is below average, pay raises are minimal; performance review system doesn't allow room for multiple high performers in one department (bell curve and ratings from only 1-3); jobs are continuously being offshored and/or outsourced; tenured employees are not valued; knowledge and experience aren't valued; no opportunities for true promotions; leadership is clueless about what is going on in the forefront and/or are ignoring it.

4.0
Apr 18, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ok pay, benefits from day one, 401, hsa, work from home

Cons

If you get a bad manager you won't last long. Management looks out for themselves higher ups believe whatever they say. No real flexibility like other wah jobs. CRAZY strict attendance policys. Many policies contradictions in timekeeping and policy adherence but none of that matters if your manager doesn't like you you're gone. high stress on making numbers high churn rate

2.0
Mar 30, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome Benefits Great Pay Generous Vacation and Sick Time

Cons

STRESSFUL to the point of CREATING sickness, I mean, physical illness. I never thought it was possible until working here. Some supervisors are insane slave-drivers. Even when you are exceeding metrics and your CSATs are great, it is NOT good enough. Some will set standards for you that they cannot meet themselves. Trust me, I have listened to a couple of their calls. A very political environment - it is really about who you know and who LIKES you Passive Aggressive Environment - Many have very nice-nastynastynastyNASTY attitudes Cult-Like Environment - Jonestown-ish. Don't drink the Kool-Aid! CUT-THROAT - Don't trust what anyone tells you unless you have it in writing. They will throw you under the bus, jump in the drivers seat and run you over, back over you, run you over AGAIN, then wipe of the steering wheel like they did NOTHING wrong. EVERYTHING else that you can imagine in a hostile work environment. Pretty much, anything that doesn't involve the pay and benefits and keep in mind, the health benefits are NECESSARY if you work here. WARNING: Do not trust ANYONE in their Ombudsman department. There is NO confidentiality....whatsoever.

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