American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,658 total reviews)
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Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

American Express has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18,658 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 Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
3.0
Sep 25, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance - can be beat

Cons

its a matter of who you know, not necessarily what you know

3.0
Sep 25, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Easy going for NY (depends on the department) - Opportunity to move around in the company and do different things.

Cons

- Pay is not great. - Lots of people working long hours doing pointless things. - Sometimes the number of hours worked matters more then what you do. - To advance it matters more how long you have been with the company rather then what you have done or how smart you are.

4.0
Sep 24, 2011

Mixed Bag...Depends on your group.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great company culture, opportunities for development, and solid brand.

Cons

Compensation not on par with other financial firms in New York. This is supposed to be offset by a great work-life balance, but that is really a mixed bag depending on which group you work for. Finance teams, in general, don't have a great work-life balance. If that's what you're looking for, join one of the marketing teams.

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