Large Company, Many Opportunities, Does not follow their own policies - Program Manager American Express Employee Review

1.0
Oct 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Many types of positions you can move between Generally teams are high performing

Cons

Senior people are homegrown with little outside experience Cliques are prevalent Senior leadership does not enforce or follow it's own policies Compensation is generally on the lower end of the band compared to similar responsibilities in other companies Amex will make life miserable for you until you voluntarily leave rather than terminate you VP leadership is shuffled around from position to position and very little new ideas or leadership is brought in from the outside VP and director leadership is usually less qualified in technical terms than the people who work for them.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Nov 26, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They have fantastic pay for the position you're in, and they teach you interesting and engaging utility of modern technology mixed with legacy fundamentals. I've learned quite a bit while AmEx while getting paid more than fairly - I'd recommend a stretch here to whomever may be reading this!

Cons

The Company is huge, and at times it may take more than a little time to get recognized for your abilities and the growth you've had. There's a reason there is a "only way up is out" reputation exists for some enterprise companies...

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