Great Work/Life Balance! - Executive Assistant American Express Employee Review

4.0
Sep 23, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Amex gives most of their employees the flexibility to work from home as needed. Now that I don't have that anymore, I really miss it. They also have great programs such as summer flex days and to buy vacation time. It is also in a wonderful location - right by the Statue of Liberty. They also have set up the organization structure so that the administrative staff is not overwhelmed.

Cons

The biggest elephant in the room that no one really talks about is that the administrative staff are not included in bonuses. These people really work hard for their leaders and need to be included. We even set up these compensation meetings only to be excluded.

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Cons

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Pros

- Complimentary lunch and starbucks everyday - On-site clinic for basic check ups - Hybrid

Cons

you will be taking phone calls every minute of the day. There will come a time where you feel like at the bottom of the world. You will ask yourself "is my role in life to help people reset their password online and assist them in logging in?" You cannot use the bathroom whenever you want, they have time coding that if you "abuse" them you will be flagged and subject to discipline. You have to give world class service but at the same time rush them off the phone or else you are not getting paid a good bonus. You will quickly find yourself gasping for air and time to relax when you take 50+ calls a day , you will feel drained. When is finally time to move up there is a high chance you will be paid less than you're current role as there are no bonuses in higher roles.

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