American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,637 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 18,637 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
2.0
Jul 11, 2010

Sort out the mess

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very little pressure and competition

Cons

Very messy enviroment, departments in EMEA do not talk to each other

5.0
Jul 9, 2010

Great place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

the office culture is great. i was treated just like any other team member the first day on the job. management is just like another member of the team

Cons

I haven't really come across any cons yet, however, I just recently started working with american express. im not sure how easy it is to move up the corporate ladder

4.0
Jul 6, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-People are genuinely nice -Place were you can actually enjoy going to work -Management support for learning / pursuing new roles in various businesses -Good work / life balance

Cons

-Poor salary & benefits compared to similar finance positions in NYC -Fewer quality opportunities for advancement than before recession -Too much finance work is still pointless (either not necessary or disregarded by business partners when they make decisions)

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