Corporate Culture - Anonymous employee American Express Employee Review

1.0
Nov 29, 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Allow employees to work from home when needed. Allow employees to leave work early for medical appointments when needed. They are very flexible with this.

Cons

If you don't fit in with the cult like culture it will be very difficult to get promoted no matter how hard you work. Many of the programs are incredibly dated and are not used by other companies, so it is very hard to pass on your technical skills from Amex to the next company. If you join Amex, make sure the kool-aid is to your liking and you plan on staying forever.

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

- Supportive leadership - Collaborative teammates - Internal mobility across different departments is encouraged

Cons

- There can be a lot of red tape, as is the case with any large firm - Role scope expansion is common across teams

3.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
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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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