American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,632 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 18,632 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
4.0
Mar 9, 2010

Great place to work.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Forward thinking company with highly talented employees. Opportunities for all types of EE, I was full time, part time, and a Contractor at various times during my tenure.

Cons

It is a large matrix organization that is difficult for some people to manage. Most success is at the Manager level and it is difficult to be promoted based on the many talented employees.

4.0
Mar 8, 2010

Decent place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great working hours, decent benefits, easy to take time off, very supportive of work/life balance

Cons

hard to get recognition, difficult to get promotions, get "lost" in the rat race.

4.0
Mar 5, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The best reason to work for American Express is work life balance. Also, the benefits are very good in terms of paid time off.

Cons

Getting promoted to higher levels in the organization can be difficult. It takes a lot of support and referrals from other leaders in the organization. Promotions are not always based on merit but often times on relationships that you have with others.

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