American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,610 total reviews)
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Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

American Express has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18,610 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
1.0
Jan 28, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

PTO, 401k, cafeteria, day care center

Cons

The company DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOU. They treat you like a robot. You are micromanaged. You’re stuck to the phone with non stop incoming calls and forced to take verbal abuse from customers. There is no break in between calls, this is a non stop thing. You are treated poorly can’t even take bathroom breaks without it affecting you negatively. If you take too many bathroom breaks you can even be written up ( 3 bathroom breaks a day would cause you a write up due to how it affects your adherence to schedule). Many employees rather call out and take time unpaid than actually go in and get paid because they hate their job that much. You develop severe anxiety because your micromanaged, watched and listened to every single second of the day. Every single thing about American Express is a con. Promotions are based off who you know, not what you know. The new upper management only cares about sales. Money is their only motive and if you’re not making them money in sales you’re deemed useless. Upper management has no idea how to coach people, and normally will only coach the people they want to fire. They will document, document, document until they have enough to fire someone. Professional growth is impossible since they never let you off the phones. And the people they do promote are the idiots that sucked up. Your job is never guaranteed they are constantly sending jobs to India, should change the name to India Express.

1.0
Nov 8, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work from home Fridays are great. Met some good people there. But so goes with any workplace.

Cons

Innovation comes here to die. Not a good place for modern tech and design. Passive-aggressive culture. You never know what's up. Someone walks in and says "I can't believe how many stupid people work in this company" and you wonder what this person says about the people in YOUR meeting. This type of person seems to be commonplace in this company. It's a closed culture. Not really open to new ideas. Not inclusive. The company is known for its customer service. And yet, product folks are stuck on their project code names and climbing up the ladder, while playing lip service to the customer's real needs and pain points. A glaring lack of empathy due to a culture of arrogance and self-absorption. You will hear "This is Amex. We do not hire stupid people" even in large meetings. And some people will laugh and cheer.

2.0
May 31, 2017

Senior Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Technology is just 1-2 years behind the current trend. Folks at engineer levels are good techie resources but most of the coding is done by junior level folks.

Cons

Too much flamboyance - engineers talks more than code. Culture is top - down - very heavy at the top(unnecessary hierarchy which is good for nobody). If your manager doesn't like you - you should be looking for a new job. Too much favoritism and relationships - it's more important whom you know rather what you know.

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