American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,685 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 18,685 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
4.0
May 30, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Smart, motivated people who are great to work with. My co-workers became some of my best friends. Excellent work life balance which is rare in New York City. Overall, an excellent work culture.

Cons

Things move slowly so can become boring. Was too structured for me. Career advancement is limited right now. Compensation is on the low side. Fierce competition right now so more organizational changes may be coming soon.

4.0
May 30, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Very competitive salary -Excellent benefits - 7 weeks paid vacation after 5 yrs! -On site nurse practitioner... no wasted time going to doctors... just go downstairs and they will write you a prescription if needed -A lot of room to go grow if you work hard -Tuition reimbursement- 100% up to $5k a year (if you go to work full time and school part time you can pretty much finish school with no debt) (must be a degree that can be used at Amex

Cons

-If you work in customer facing roles or manage the people in customer facing roles you go through shift bids sometimes every 6 months... can't really get used to the schedule you're on which can be good or bad depending how you feel about your schedule. I prefer having consistency. -As a Customer Care Professional it is a very stressful job and you are constantly worried about making your numbers and making mistakes.

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