American Express reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(18,659 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 18,659 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
Aug 9, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Good work-life balance, generally very nice people with strong focus on customer service, very much concerned about the safety and security of its customers.

Cons

Since Amex values safety and security so much, it is extremely slow to change and adopt new technologies. This has been particularly true since Amex became an FDIC-regulated bank. There has been an interesting influx of new talent, new cultures and a Silicon Valley-type subculture with the new digital initiatives. It will be interesting to see whether that subculture influences the rest of Amex or if eventually gets shutdown.

3.0
Aug 9, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay. Loved the people I met. In a good location. I feel Ken Chenault is a good CEO for the company.

Cons

It was misleading to not be told during the interviewing process that being hired was upon contingnecy during training. You aren't really hired. That information could have helped me make a better decision beteween the 3 jobs that were offered to me to provide for my family of 6. My class didn't find out until we started signing paperwork to actually go on the training floor. A very stressful environment to be in for 2 months. No longer there after training.

3.0
Aug 4, 2011

India Express

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

High unemployment rate in the US.

Cons

Band 25 employees have to move to India if they want to keep their jobs

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