American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,686 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 18,686 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
4.0
Feb 10, 2015

Best place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1) One feels honored to work for such a respected brand 2) Continuous training constantly keeps improving one as a professional and as a person as well

Cons

• Management has great expectations to deliver so one feels pressurized

2.0
Feb 7, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Variety of roles, with good benefits and a adult, flexible working environment

Cons

US control on EMEA operations is killing the business. Poor treatment of staff with regular reorganisations

3.0
Feb 7, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work/life balance, Contractors had flexibility to work from home - a real added bonus.

Cons

"in-house external recruitment company " for temporary Executive Assistants needs to be reviewed - huge mark-up prices and Contractors don't receive the level of service as expected

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