Takes Risk Investment Vision & Guts to steer a 150+ year old behemoth. We do it every day. - Operations Specialist American Express Employee Review

4.0
Dec 3, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Values based company - treat each other with respect & dignity. Flex Time Paid Time Off Accrual 100% Vesting, company match up to 5% in 401K Benefits from Day One Good Leadership Opportunities Global Company with Interest in Cutting Edge Digital Direction Hires Well most of the time. Slow to fire.

Cons

Poor Interview Process Reliability on Networking Most of the time leader is not going to be your advocate due to current climate / downsizing. Outsource critical functions for shareholder benefit at risk of long time loyal people. Slow in some departments to invest fast enough or support dead end projects where other more viable forward thinking solutions are readily available out of the box. To many layers of management. Very top heavy in pay distribution above people leader/contributor levels.

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Cons

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5.0
Nov 26, 2018
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Pros

They have fantastic pay for the position you're in, and they teach you interesting and engaging utility of modern technology mixed with legacy fundamentals. I've learned quite a bit while AmEx while getting paid more than fairly - I'd recommend a stretch here to whomever may be reading this!

Cons

The Company is huge, and at times it may take more than a little time to get recognized for your abilities and the growth you've had. There's a reason there is a "only way up is out" reputation exists for some enterprise companies...

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