Welcome to the Stepford Company! - Director American Express Employee Review

1.0
May 1, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic lifestyle firm. Great "work from home" opportunities. Limited work pressure. Good benefits and reasonable pay (especially with regards to the work done!) Great place if you want to retire.

Cons

Where do I start? Great place for lifers, but a horrible place for anyone new to the firm and not chugging from the firm Kool Aid. Decisions are taken at a snail's pace...if the snail was drunk and crawling backwards. It took us 16 months to launch a modified product, and competition launched 3 in the meantime. Extremely political environment where employees are focused on backstabbing and undermining co-workers as opposed to working towards a common goal. Senior management has blinkers on and won't know a good thing if it stood up and hollered.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Nov 26, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

They have fantastic pay for the position you're in, and they teach you interesting and engaging utility of modern technology mixed with legacy fundamentals. I've learned quite a bit while AmEx while getting paid more than fairly - I'd recommend a stretch here to whomever may be reading this!

Cons

The Company is huge, and at times it may take more than a little time to get recognized for your abilities and the growth you've had. There's a reason there is a "only way up is out" reputation exists for some enterprise companies...

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