American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,703 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 18,703 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
3.0
Sep 10, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Strong integrity business ethics and values, Great work place for women, policy driven, easy to excel, confident attitude towards competition, Formal and independent approach of managing talent, employee centric, great rewards & recognition, brand & service conscious, Highly level of employee engagement (on paper),

Cons

Tactical, VP's stint too short, very year-on-year approach, incompetent senior mid management, Traditional thinking, risk averse which in turn effects business, Conservative (most aspects) , poor collaboration skills within teams, prefer tenure over talent which effects pay and productivity, double standards in expectations, Favouritism, slow on innovation, do-less-pronounce more-look busy and we will promote you.

3.0
Sep 9, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working with American Express was a boon for me, These eyes have seen a teenager growing into a competitive professional , with values,mission and above all a balance in life....

Cons

Nothing bad to say about ,,,, like other companies I personally find growth at a slower rate despite lot of opportunies

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