American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,632 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 18,632 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
4.0
Jul 25, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Lively - Engaging - Friendly people - Work life balance - Real life projects to work on - Great brand name

Cons

- Poor Compensation - Internal Politics - Decisions are not made as fast as necessary - Working from home is not encouraged - Systems are very slow and archaic

5.0
Jul 21, 2011

Great place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

co-workers, salary, fun enviroment, lots of free food

Cons

alot of work! sitting in same cubicle everyday can be boring

5.0
Jul 6, 2011

Great workplace

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great workplace and people. Various job opportunities internally. Plenty of benefits and perks. Overall a great company to work for.

Cons

Sometimes there is miscommunication and disorder. Since the company is global you might need to spend long hours to communicate with other teammates.

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