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 Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
3.0
Feb 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

it will provide Good leave benefits

Cons

these days they are doing so much of micromanagement and less salary hike

2.0
Feb 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote at least which is nice.

Cons

Micro managed, poor pay, work politics play a heavy role in moving up. Make you work holidays and not vro even when slow.

2.0
Feb 19, 2026

Decent Balance

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent work life balance if you stand up for yourself Decent workplace overall if you can actually get hired in the US

Cons

Significant amounts of tech jobs are being offshored. AI obsession. Custom frameworks are everywhere. Pushover middle management

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