American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,644 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 18,644 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
Aug 25, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Career opportunities world-wide - At least trying to meet the average salary in the market - Many employees staying 5-30 years with the company - Trying to provide "work-life-balance" environment for the employees - For a company with over 150 years of history, tens of thousand employees globally, executives and senior leadership try to keep the company young in terms of culture, etc.

Cons

- Few opportunities beyond director level - In-fighting and politics, as much as expected for a large, global company - Salary and benefits are not very competitive while meeting the market average

5.0
Aug 23, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, work life balance, people, policies

Cons

Compensation change for internally promoted employees is not as good as external hires.

4.0
Aug 23, 2012

One of the best employers in financial services

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

very strong corporate culture Very good pay and conditions Excellent work/life balance good career progression opportunities lots of nice people work there!

Cons

Very 'american' business style - not unsurprisingly Can have a very narrow view of the market and opportunities Lack clear direction and view of their strengths and market position

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