American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,590 total reviews)
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Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

American Express has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18,590 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 Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
5.0
May 19, 2025

Marketing Analyst

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture and work initiatives

Cons

Competitive and job mobility can be either very good or challenging when there is few opportunities

5.0
Oct 17, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good management - Exciting work - Work-Life Balance

Cons

- There can be delays in work due to third party delays

5.0
Mar 24, 2023

Great company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay well, very inclusive, result oriented, you'll learn well industry standards Great work/life balance

Cons

Slow to change things because it's a big company, for Credit Risk, it's more interesting to be in London than Paris to have more opportunities

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