American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,630 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 18,630 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 Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
3.0
Feb 18, 2010

MBA on the fence

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Generous PTO - A culture of professional development and mentorship - Ability to move around business units - Diversity of marketing roles - Encourages work-life balance

Cons

- Pay is abysmal. Many MBAs leave after Sr. Mgr because of the pay - Unfair and unbalanced compensation at Band 35 level. So many employees at Band 35 that the company "creates" stratification such as Asst. Mgr, Mgr, Sr.Mgr (though technically we're all at the same band.) An HR mess - promotion and compensation within Band 35 is highly variable across business units and inconsistent, creating grumblings among many. - Moving up to Director or VP is akin to waiting for someone to leave the company or die. Directors who have been wanting to be VP often power-trip on their Sr. Mgrs. - Crippled efficiency.Too consensus driven. Many "pre-meetings" before meetings.

4.0
Feb 16, 2010

Great Place to Work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong international presence and well recognized brand

Cons

Needs to develop next generation of payments products

3.0
Feb 14, 2010

Position of a team member

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good place to work,a very good compensation package as comapared to other organisations in the similar porsition

Cons

Low growth prospects are there in the organisation

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