American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,592 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 18,592 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 Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
2.0
Apr 6, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The company itself is really awesome. There are many benefits if you are a platinum travel servicer that to some-may make the job worth it. The pay is really good for an entry level call center job and you start earning sick days and PTO immediately. There is a 4 month training period in which you are also paid for. For the most part- everyone is really nice. Have to think if the pros outweigh the cons for your situation.

Cons

The job is extremely stressful. In the first few weeks of on the job training several people cried and I heard from people who have been in the position for a while that it is very normal to see people crying because this position is so stressful- not really something I think should be a job "norm". There are several systems you use and while a few of them are user friendly the others are not. Not to mention your systems crash, act weird, and can be slow making your calls awkward- but you are never supposed to mention faulty systems to customers. Management pretends to listen to feedback but nothing really changes. Customers are terrible but we are supposed to bend over backwards for them: survey results are the biggest drive. You are graded on almost everything for you call. Although this is a decent paying job- way to much stress and pressure put on call center employees. My biggest letdown for this position with "growth". All over you would hear about how people would say that there is so much growth in the company and if you stay for a year you can move into different departments or get promoted. What management failed to realize is that a year is a very long time to do something you do not like. Secondly the "promotions" are positions that do not take you off the phones but instead have you dealing with even wealthier customers, or working on different travel needs. Sometimes people get promoted to become coaches or leaders. If you are a leader you are basically micro managing people or just walking around answering everyones questions.

5.0
Dec 5, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Flexible Working - Excellent focus on employees - Very good salary and progression opportunities - Friendly work environment with a good focus on work/life balanace

Cons

- Hard to make a big difference - There can be quite a bit of red tape in projects

1.0
Aug 22, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Money, benefits. The money you make is crazy and absolutely no where else can beat that, but it is not worth it.

Cons

Management, Metrics. Even in a regular customer service area, you are FORCED to sell. You also have to think about 7+ metrics that include sales, surveys, call time etc and you WILL be micromanaged if you are disliked.

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