American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,608 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 18,608 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
Sep 23, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work / Life Balance sometimes is pretty good Intelligent, ambitious co-workers (usually) Management is fairly easy going Compensation is generally fair

Cons

Very limited opportunities for advancement or development Too structured, rigid Work/life balance sometimes takes a back seat Mgmt seems more interested in new employees, usually doesn't want people hanging around very long

3.0
Sep 23, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

emphasis on moving across functions and business lines Professional development opportunities abound great benefits work / life balance

Cons

cumbersome bureaucracy, not as innovative as it used to be. low pay compared to peers

4.0
Sep 18, 2009

happy

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

perks are good like tickets to us open

Cons

hard hours sparse offices bad manners

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