American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,675 total reviews)
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Stephen J Squeri

89% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

American Express has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 18,675 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
4.0
Dec 26, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Overall great place to learn about and implement world class customer service. Blue box values are about integrity in business. Great opportunities for learning. They used to provide $5000 per year for employee education, maybe still do. Lots of empowerment for decision-making. Giving programs are established to benefit the greater community. Beautiful values.

Cons

Major drawback is politics that enable incompetent, lazy leaders to benefit from the system, promote their friends and hold back everyone else's growth. Another problem is lack of job security. Sweeping layoffs are followed by hiring at a lower pay rate.

4.0
Dec 22, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

- Great work culture, mutual respect - Relatively higher focus on meritocracy - Highly respected brand - Stable and secure presence - Ability to stay profitable in adverse economies

Cons

- To hierarchical and matrixed (typical corporate environment) - Indirect feedback style prevalently used, which can sometimes be counter productive - Decision making takes too long

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