Great place to work, but expect bureaucracy and parts of the company suffering from degradation of leadership quality - Anonymous employee American Express Employee Review

4.0
Jul 12, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great company to work for - always receives kudos as top place for women to work Historically, employee development and leadership have been valued Great brand for a service business, globally recognized and good reputation People are proud to work there

Cons

In past couple of years, leadership in some parts of the company has tarnished a bit and there have been many senior management changes, particularly in the B2B area of the company. Perhaps due to the global economic situation.

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Cons

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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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