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
5.0
Jan 13, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance emphasized Friendly Colleagues Exposure to Senior Management is incomparable Great atmosphere Competitive Salary Very structured internship program Interns are treated like gold Fun events outside of the workplace

Cons

Standing out can be difficult Job tends to be very similar on a daily basis Projects for interns should be more challenging On certain days you can have a significant amount of free time

3.0
Nov 14, 2011

A place for people who want to work, not slacker

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Fast pace Good benefit if full time employee

Cons

No mercy of letting go Some duties can be overloaded No insurance being a contractor

4.0
Oct 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Managers gave you the freedom to plan your work, do your work at your pace and there was no micromanagement.

Cons

Sometimes you can have a good workload day and other times the workload can be somewhat stressful when you are under the gun.

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