American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,626 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 18,626 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 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great business ethics. Strong very senior leadership (though gaps at business unit level). Highly repsected brand, great dedication to customers.

Cons

A lot of politics. Reorganizations every year which tend to put many jobs at risk. Lower compensation than competitors. Very consensus driven - good for organizational harmony but slow decision=making.

3.0
Dec 5, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Apparently a good brand name to have on your resume In general people are nice and have good pedigree Group leaders are, in general, very nice and do understand employee's issues including concerns around career progression and salaries Somewhat fun culture. Very good company to work for if you are a second earner and want to coast.

Cons

Below (read way below) average salaries and benefits Medical benefits are extremely bad Hard to get promoted - only way is to post for a new position in the group or outside, which is open to everyone to post for. Just doing your job very well does't lead to progression in salary or title. Very employee-band concious, which level VP can talk to which level VP etc. Very heirachical, it takes a long time to make a decision- even VP level employees have little power

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