American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,652 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 18,652 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
Jun 26, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

OK pay packet and benefits Amex employ top professionals, so you will work in a very professional environment You may run into a few amazing leaders Amex is quite brave and innovative compared to other industry players Big in US, not so much outside You will learn ins and outs of management by objectives and boring things like budgeting, performance management, etc. It may prove useful Good experience for a couple of years, then leave

Cons

Typical financial services company, very shareholder profit oriented No life work balance, you will feel squeezed like a lemon after couple of years Perfect for traditionalists and those avoiding risk, but lay offs are frequent, so beware Proper matrix organisation, very hierarchical, those who play politics get promoted

3.0
Jun 25, 2013

One of better places to work!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good in terms of work life balance. Very attractive policies for employees and great working hours (least in the industry). Return on time invested in the company may be one of the maximum.

Cons

As Amex is a very big firm so the impact of the work done seems very less. Learning is not that great. Growth is the slowest in the industry.

4.0
Jun 9, 2013

Great place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amex gives you an opportunity to try on tasks/projects not exactly related to your core experience; which is great for a diverse skills development. Flexible work is a big value added.

Cons

Nothing really it is ok.

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