American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,611 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 18,611 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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3.0
Jun 10, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Pay and bonuses are great, flexible time off, get to work from home.

Cons

Currently looking for another job mainly because I am so bored. The calls are back to back with mostly upset customers. Usually get about 30 calls an hour and it makes the days seem so long. Also the breaks are so short. So much relies on the customer surveys and it makes my postion stressful bc TL is constantly listening and trying to find a way to get excellent surveys. Hard to get excellent surveys from upset customers but there is a technique to it. Also the heath insurance is aweful. Research high deductible health insurance before applying for this job. So worried about having a major illness because I would have to pay so much money.

1.0
Oct 17, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Met some good people (colleagues) that I'm still in touch with.

Cons

Managers were absolutely clueless in how to conduct business and motivate people. What a horrible place. I've found it typical of Sydney. Limited intellectual capability and no management skills what so ever.

3.0
Feb 16, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are great! Vacation time given, exceeds any other place I've worked for, plus you can schedule an extra week you pay for through a salary deduction. You can schedule and manage your off time or sick time from home.

Cons

Micro managed beyond belief! You are constantly under a microscope. It doesn't matter if your performance was at the top for the last year or 2, or 5, it's all about your performance that month. If you don't reach your goals, you''re treated as if it's your 1st day on the job! It's all about the surveys sent in by the customers. Your performance is based on those surveys even if it was out of your control. If the customer notes that they were unhappy with a long wait time on the phone and gave a score that was less then"excellent," your performance for the month goes down. "Very good" on a survey WILL bring your score down! Anything less than a 9 or 10 on customer satisfaction, will also bring your numbers down for the month. Also, at times a survey is meant for someone else. Your team leader will listen to the phone calls with poor scores, and even if determined that you are the wrongful recipient of a survey, you are stuck with it. It cannot be removed from your stats. Basically, your goals are numbers driven and most of the time, out of your control.

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