Overall good place to work, but very political and moves at a snail's pace - Director of Finance American Express Employee Review

3.0
Feb 10, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

-Some very smart people, but lots of mediocrity as well -Pretty good benefits, vacation is sacred -Focus on development, though favoritism and cliques often prevail in hiring decisions -Superior products, brand and customer service in an industry where there is no love lost between provider and customer -Community oriented -Many very capable senior leaders, though not the same story for middle management

Cons

-Bureaucracy is crippling; consensus driven, powerpoint culture leads to extremely long decision making processes -Technology is severely outdated (still on Lotus Notes and financial reporting systems are ancient) -Extremely risk averse -Obsessively focused on quarterly earnings

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

- Complimentary lunch and starbucks everyday - On-site clinic for basic check ups - Hybrid

Cons

you will be taking phone calls every minute of the day. There will come a time where you feel like at the bottom of the world. You will ask yourself "is my role in life to help people reset their password online and assist them in logging in?" You cannot use the bathroom whenever you want, they have time coding that if you "abuse" them you will be flagged and subject to discipline. You have to give world class service but at the same time rush them off the phone or else you are not getting paid a good bonus. You will quickly find yourself gasping for air and time to relax when you take 50+ calls a day , you will feel drained. When is finally time to move up there is a high chance you will be paid less than you're current role as there are no bonuses in higher roles.

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