American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,642 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 18,642 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
Jul 12, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay, nice people although rarely under 35, great international relocation opportunities, very flexible remote work policy, strong company ethic.

Cons

Slow to promote, strict process stifles innovation, team build events are usually self funded, not enough strategic direction in emerging fields, directors/VPs typically ineffective, company ethic can often be exaggerated which is a little embarrassing.

4.0
Jul 6, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- good company to work with - good work life balance with fixed shift - good working environment - cab facility

Cons

- very few promotion chances - very slow in giving promotions or change of work profile - lot of office politics - very less annual hike, only 5-10% - bonus payment is also very less

4.0
Jul 1, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Travel Respect for each other.....the Blue Box values are a foundation of the company and the way people work together Work life balance is okay unless you are an overachiever, then it can be endless 'opportunity' to contribute....

Cons

Pay is below the relative pay scales for other companies with similar positions open... The decisioning structure sometimes makes it hard to get traction on innovative ideas

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