American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,610 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 18,610 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
5.0
Dec 15, 2009

Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

A great Company with excellent benefits.

Cons

Favoritism by some leaders causes issues where employees do not report problems to upper management.

3.0
Dec 7, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Diversity valued across the company, focuses on employee satisfaction, and financials provide some level of security in a tough economy,

Cons

Consensus building is overdone and leads to slow decision making, politics in the form of relationship building is valued more than results

4.0
Dec 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great business ethics. Strong very senior leadership (though gaps at business unit level). Highly repsected brand, great dedication to customers.

Cons

A lot of politics. Reorganizations every year which tend to put many jobs at risk. Lower compensation than competitors. Very consensus driven - good for organizational harmony but slow decision=making.

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