American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,611 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 18,611 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
5.0
Apr 1, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative, smart people, interesting work, customer focused

Cons

Lots of re-organisations and change, slow decision making

3.0
Feb 4, 2009

Finance Manager in American Express

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

it has many offices around the globe

Cons

low compensation and poor recognition

5.0
Dec 19, 2008

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Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

.pay is good compared to other places

Cons

.layoffs -- never sure if you'll have a job next year

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