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      American Express reviews

      4.1

      81% would recommend to a friend

      (18,612 total reviews)
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      Stephen J Squeri

      89% approve of CEO

      79% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      American Express has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18,612 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
      4.0
      Jan 15, 2009

      American Express - corporate America to its fullest. You want to climb the ladder? You have to sign up for life.

      Senior manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Work life balance is the number one reason to work at Amex. Secondly its a great place to start your career, its a great training ground full of free resources and information for learning critical business skills.

      Cons

      You have to play the game. Everybody talks fluff and you have to play along. People do not like constructive confrontation or debate of any sort. Things take forever to get completed - so much red tape. Getting promoted can be hard. You must have a solid network of people that will vouch for you. Its all about who you know.

      2.0
      Jan 14, 2009

      Not Demanding, Not Interesting

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The work in the Technologies division is not demanding, so if you want a cush job this could be it. The pay and benefits are probably above market.

      Cons

      You will run into colleagues on a daily basis who are just there to punch a clock. Most employees are mediocre and unmotivated. There is a ton of dead weight. The work is boring, and ideas to spark things aren’t encouraged. If you want excitement in your job, avoid this place.

      4.0
      Jan 13, 2009

      OK place to work.

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The flexible work arrangements is one of the best parts of working here. Alot of people cant take advantage of them though, so Im not sure if other groups are as flexible as mine. Everyone is pretty polite and easy to get a long with. No cursing or hostile banking environments..

      Cons

      very polictical and very slow to get things done. Everything needs to get approved by someone at a higher level and higher level and so on. To get anything accomplished or pushed through takes a very long time and everyone needs to have their say. Its very consensus focused. Not a driving organization.

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