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      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

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      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
      Jun 3, 2012

      Great place to work, great mobility, lower than avg. salaries"

      Director, finance
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Colleagues are generally smart, and great to work with. -People can move laterally or post for promotions. Interview process determines the outcome of postings. -Leaders in the company are generally very reasonable and smart. -After a few years, it can feel like a small place.

      Cons

      -Different groups have vastly different cultures -Salaries can be on the lower side. The company prides itself on providing work-life balance, but when you are an overachiever.....it's hard to see the balance part as much

      4.0
      Mar 1, 2012

      An evolving culture from Great to Not As Great

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Once you're in the company, there are many opportunities to move around and try different roles. The culture of American Express not only encourages this, it expects it. Lower and mid level employees must stay in role 18 months, but are then encouraged to find a new role. The culture, as a result, is very open and career-oriented. The objective is for each employee to find his/her "dream role." Leaders and Employees have very honest and open conversations about this. Hiring leaders will call current leaders for information about an employee before making an offer. Networking within the company is a must.

      Cons

      PROCESS, PROCESS, PROCESS! You can't get anything accomplished without the help, approval and support of at least 3 other people/groups in the company. Lead times are long, especially for anything involving technology. Senior leaders often don't understand the process and have unreasonable expectations about how long it can take to complete a project. The downside of the career mobility within the company is that employees that don't switch roles can be looked down on. It is the same story with employees who don't wish to take on leadership roles. Since the downturn in 2008/2009 and the reorgs that resulted, the culture seems to be changing. There is less job mobility, but still the same stigmas for employees that don't move. Hiring freezes and reorgs are frequent and company morale seems low. Many groups want to hire from the outside to bring in new skills, so the open, career-oriented culture feels like it is changing. The company seems much less supportive and much more results-focused.

      4.0
      Sep 3, 2011

      Good pay for type of job, good work life balance

      Customer care professional
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Bonus opportunity for good to great performance. Bonuses can reach several thousand every month. Lots of vacation time, more than any other co right off the bat. Expectations are clear and if you do your job, no one bothers you.

      Cons

      Too many changes in protocol. Change is very frequent and is not always communicated well. Direct leaders are not always knowledgeable and many lack basic leadership skills. Difficult to get schedules not including weekend hours. About twice a year entire departments bid for new schedules based on performance. if your performance is not top 25%. schedules very undesirable. Promotions are given as temporary positions. Many times they decide they do not want to make the position permanent, and you have to go back to your old job, even after 6 months or longer of being in the new position.

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