American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,611 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 18,611 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
3.0
Oct 12, 2016

AMEX - Sadly, Not What It Used To Be

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Pros

Great benefits. Flexible work arrangements. Excellent and competitive salaries. Dedicated, loyal and seasoned employees. Reward and recognition program. Diverse job opportunities. Cares about the community.

Cons

Constant re-engineering, re-organizations, down sizing and out-sourcing. Broken processes and systems that are frustrating to deal with. Disappointed that better efforts weren't made to reduce operating expenses in 2016 (i.e. - we could have cut or reduced: raises/promotions, bonuses, more T&E expenses, tuition reimbursement, community investments, procurement of logo'd marketing collateral [aka AMEX trinkets and trash], catering, water/coffee services, etc.) as opposed to displacing 4,000+ employees @ 1.8 billion dollars. I'm sure employees would prefer their jobs over these benefits during challenging times.

2.0
Aug 27, 2016

Would not recommend unless you are desperate

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Pros

Volunteer opportunities Healthy food choices in cafeteria

Cons

No perceived job security 1st day orientation, was told AMEX not here to provide jobs, but to be profitable Leaders lacking maturity Incentive plan creates "me, me, me" mentality, not in the best interest of client Parking is equivalent to the holiday season at the local mall, except it is everyday Health care costs vs value Employee recognition Development resources No employee refrigerators or freezers Dirty work environment

3.0
Oct 29, 2015

Business Development Director

Recommend
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Pros

Great Benefits...4 weeks PTO, 5 sick days, 9 holidays/ year. Very good 401k matching and dividends paid. Very good bonus opportunity.

Cons

Highly political, matrixed org. Technological dinosaur. Bell curve performance rating system. A company filled w overachievers and only 10-15% can be top rated. Too many processes, complicated regulatory environment

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