American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,647 total reviews)
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Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

American Express has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18,647 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
Dec 14, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fringe benefits and good physical working areas

Cons

You are just a unit of labor

5.0
Dec 13, 2010

Great Experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very positive work experience - I was employed as a consultant and was more than happy to come back for a 2nd assignment. The American Express name is impressive on any resume.

Cons

Really depends on the area that you are working for- I can only describe my experiences in terms of whom I reported to and the projects that I worked on.

5.0
Dec 9, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Your leader is likely going to be evaluated by their ability to develop a winning team - career development, especially internally, is a very transparent process - your current leader will be working with you to help you identify your next internal role/promotion. From a worklife balance perspective, American Express is very flexibile with telecommuting and with providing a generous amount of time off, including 4 extra summer flex days.

Cons

You are not going to make as much money as you might at other financial services companies. There is a fair amount of politics that goes on in terms of how work gets done/access to information and people, but that's likely true for most large companies.

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