American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,617 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 18,617 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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1.0
Jan 19, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Game Room at Phoenix campus

Cons

Everything else. The training is terrible. One particular coach is racist and treats the white people better than the other races. She has a bad attitude covered by her super fake perky tone of voice. She talks down to people and it doesnt matter because no one does anything about it. If you ask her a question, you'll be lucky if she answers you without making you feel dumb. The "metrics" we had to have to pass training are super unattainable. They tell you your CHT has to be at 341 and you have to have 12 TBASS over a rolling 4 week period to graduate. Then they make you use a stupid instant messenger where there are 10 people to 1 coach answering questions. Putting people on hold to have to wait for a response raises your CHT. How is this fair? It isn't! It's a joke! Do you feel that emotional connection?! The RCAs are SO subjective. It depends on who is grading them if you will get an excellent or not. One coach tells me to do it this way and then a different coach listens to my call and gives me a "not excellent". It's not fair!

3.0
Dec 5, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Outstanding company with brand that I am proud of and use myself. Easy to explain where I work and what I do Good work life balance but be careful...

Cons

Even though their best customers are over 45 years old, Amex is very focused on youth when it comes to it's employees. Amex does not value real experience in it's work force. It' nearly impossible to find a upper middle manager (AKA Band 45 VP) that became a VP after age 35. Most experienced employees are pushed aside after a certain age regardless of how successful and award winning they have been to make room for the next generation. So don't stay too long. If you miss more than two opportunities to get promoted it's time to leave.

2.0
Jan 14, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The work in the Technologies division is not demanding, so if you want a cush job this could be it. The pay and benefits are probably above market.

Cons

You will run into colleagues on a daily basis who are just there to punch a clock. Most employees are mediocre and unmotivated. There is a ton of dead weight. The work is boring, and ideas to spark things aren’t encouraged. If you want excitement in your job, avoid this place.

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