Bottom of the totem pole - Travel Consultant American Express Employee Review

2.0
Apr 17, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits such as PTO (you can purchase additional days for a small fee), 10 free mental health sessions, great health insurance, free hotel stays, IATA certification, VTO

Cons

When i started I was told we would work with Platinum card members, sure enough they set us up for the okie doke and I actually service ALL cardmembers. For the same salary previous agents only did for one card product. Other departments do not like to assist us, impossible metrics, no one I know has received the “bonus” because of impossible, ever changing metrics. We are burnt out from call volume and having to call the hotels, airlines and other services. Wayyyy too much responsibility for a travel agent. Less about booking trips and more about cleaning messes

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Pros

Great work-life balance and benefits

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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