American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,650 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 18,650 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
Aug 1, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good people, with an atmosphere of striving for better. Most employees feel very proud of being a part of Amex and have long tenure in the company. Lots of virtual positions. Layoffs are not common and only happen under extenuating circumstances.

Cons

When joining, get in as high as possible as it is easy to get boxed in at certain levels. Like most companies now days,advancement is very difficult with politics involved and a scorecard of results that can make or break you regardless of how good you are since there are always components that are not within your control. Salaries compared to competitors such as Visa, MasterCard, JPMorgan are lower.

4.0
Jul 28, 2012

Amex pampers the employees completely

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, career opportunities, good upper management, a brand name to be associated with

Cons

Gradually degrading in employee satisfaction, still better than many others in the industry. bad salary on systems side.

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