Great place to work. - Director American Express Employee Review

5.0
Jun 23, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Strong culture and global brand - High rebound rate of employees leaving and returning to Amex (even after displacements) - Volume of opportunities to drive own career, numerous paths - Strives to deliver transparent feedback including sincere diversity efforts - Numerous examples of long career trajectories - Focus on the success at the front line and senior leadership levels

Cons

- Hard to understand the org matrix - Difficult to gain visibility outside of role/unit - Very leadership driven - so if poor leader, employee career can be blocked/sabotaged - Consensus driven - decisions often take a myriad of socialization/team perspectives to get off the ground let alone to implementation - Not a great place for innovative, fast moving change agents - Unfortunate off shore relocation of call centers - Certain roles and career paths still very dependent on the people leader

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5.0
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Pros

Great employee benefits such as annual bonus, PTO, 401K

Cons

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5.0
Nov 26, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

They have fantastic pay for the position you're in, and they teach you interesting and engaging utility of modern technology mixed with legacy fundamentals. I've learned quite a bit while AmEx while getting paid more than fairly - I'd recommend a stretch here to whomever may be reading this!

Cons

The Company is huge, and at times it may take more than a little time to get recognized for your abilities and the growth you've had. There's a reason there is a "only way up is out" reputation exists for some enterprise companies...

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