American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,591 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 18,591 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
Oct 22, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

work life balance and flexibility

Cons

low salary and benfits compared to industry

4.0
Oct 21, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great work life balance; some of the most competent, creative managers around. People really care about giving actionable feedback at year-end and throughout the year.

Cons

Salaries are, I'm told, significantly lower than our counterparts at Citibank. I think you are really paying for the work life balance in this aspect. Health plan leaves a little something to be desired; we have a PPO (great) with a high-deductible health plan (not so great).

5.0
Oct 19, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Wonderful, caring, interesting people - Positive enviornment - Strong Work/Life balance

Cons

- Low salaries compared to other companies in NYC - Slow decision making timelines - Financial Services industry is being hit in this economy

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