Okay pay, great time off, downer health plan, treats employees well - Accounting Manager American Express Employee Review

4.0
Aug 9, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Time off policy is great - better than most other companies out there. At the manager level, you get 28 days of PTO (inclusive of all holidays) walking in the door. There's also a very generous 401k match plus profit sharing (last year was around 10% of base pay).

Cons

Salary levels seem to be slightly lower than similar positions elsewhere. The health plan is a high deductible plan with an HSA which can be a big downer if you have something major one year. I don't think the premiums are low enough to justify the decrease in benefits.

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Cons

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Pros

- Complimentary lunch and starbucks everyday - On-site clinic for basic check ups - Hybrid

Cons

you will be taking phone calls every minute of the day. There will come a time where you feel like at the bottom of the world. You will ask yourself "is my role in life to help people reset their password online and assist them in logging in?" You cannot use the bathroom whenever you want, they have time coding that if you "abuse" them you will be flagged and subject to discipline. You have to give world class service but at the same time rush them off the phone or else you are not getting paid a good bonus. You will quickly find yourself gasping for air and time to relax when you take 50+ calls a day , you will feel drained. When is finally time to move up there is a high chance you will be paid less than you're current role as there are no bonuses in higher roles.

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