American Express reviews

Below market pay, bad groups have no work/life balance, few promotional opportunities, matured business model, extremely political, not a meritocracy, takes forever to make decisions / not agile, many middle managers are incompetent, managing up is rewarded while managing down has been increasingly disregarded, constant reorgs, absurd amount of time spent on planning processes and decks for internal consumptions

However, in my team, it was a hellish work environment. My boss used to berate and abuse her "chosen" subordinates publicly. Every 6 months she would single out an "underperforming " subordinate who would take the fall for her incompetence. She would explicitly order us to work on weekends, and we resisted she would shout personal insults to us. I didn't get any recognition despite working many weekends and outside office hours on the explicit command of my manager. I thought that this is a one off case of a poor manager in a good company. However, I have seen her shielded by her bosses, and that has made me lose faith in the company. I wish the person who had referred me been honest about my old boss and the company values. I would have done anything other than join this company. I had to undergo a classic case of workplace harassment and bullying. I considered filing a court case but in the end I didn't because I didn't have the resources to fight a case for years. Also, in general, it is a sycophantic culture.