Slow,heavy, much nonsense and waste - Technical Project Manager American Express Employee Review

2.0
Mar 3, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation and benefits are very good

Cons

Heavy, slow, political. Too many silos, very hard to get anything accomplished. Very risk averse and believing in top down management of everything. People are rarely empower and allowed to do their job and use their skills, instead there are numerous directives from the top of from dedicated groups who dictate how everything needs to be done.

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5.0
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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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