Strong Brand Name, Poor Employee Retention - Senior Manager, Pricing Strategy American Express Employee Review

3.0
Sep 20, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong Work Life Balance, Great flexibility to WFH, Strong Brand Name to have on Resume

Cons

Just check how much a comparable position at Visa or Mastercard pays. AMEX employees work for 70 cents on the dollar. Cult-like leadership touts how great the work life balance is, and while it is good, our competitors WLB is just as strong without the 30% pay cut. CEO is too cheap to give employee discounts and we pay full price for our own proprietary credit cards (Plat Card, Gold Card, etc). Its embarrassing to be paying with your JPMChase card as an AMEX employee because the company expects you to pay retail $700 retail for their own product.

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5.0
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Pros

Great people Room for advancement

Cons

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5.0
Nov 26, 2018
Recommend
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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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