good American company - Manager American Express Employee Review

5.0
Jun 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amex is a very flexible organization. There is a high error tolerance, i.e. I could take initiative and risk to make mistakes, if it worked: fine, if not, you learn from it, and: fine as well - a learning organization. Amex is very efficiency-driven and often very efficient and focussed. Very open about compensation/salaries, in general very open communication, rather direct style. I enjoyed working there.

Cons

lacking operational controls, efficiency sometimes overrules sound operational risk management. sometimes slow or insufficient to implement regulatory requirements, this lack of sound, effective & working procedures requires heroes to save the organization (see Pros).

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Pros

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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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