American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,689 total reviews)
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Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

American Express has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18,689 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
3.0
May 28, 2015

Indecisive

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Freedom to work on new ideas Flexible hours Well paid

Cons

Trying to hire in the UK but not enough office space to do so Much of the senior management is in America so few chances to get yourself known

2.0
May 26, 2015

Work Enviroment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

work-life balance; friendly teams; flexiblity

Cons

Matrix organization, compensation, hierarchical, lots of politics

4.0
May 24, 2015

Great opportunities

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

diverse employee base, lots of global opportunity, chance to work on r&d projects, employee networks

Cons

career advancement is tough if you don't have a sponsor or personal sales pitch, hierarchical

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