American Express reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(18,612 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 18,612 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 Financeiro industry (3.7 stars).

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19K reviews
3.0
Nov 14, 2011

A place for people who want to work, not slacker

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Fast pace Good benefit if full time employee

Cons

No mercy of letting go Some duties can be overloaded No insurance being a contractor

4.0
Oct 27, 2011
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Managers gave you the freedom to plan your work, do your work at your pace and there was no micromanagement.

Cons

Sometimes you can have a good workload day and other times the workload can be somewhat stressful when you are under the gun.

5.0
Jul 16, 2011

Fabulous

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Respect for employees, great culture, work life balance, possibility of moving to different roles every 18 months, excellent brand

Cons

Salaries are not at high as some other companies in NYC

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