Good Company. Advancement Difficult - Anonymous employee American Express Employee Review

3.0
Mar 3, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good work life balance. Friendly environment with supportive workers. Variety of roles you can take and learn from to develop yourself and build your own expertise.

Cons

Consensus culture can limit ability to get decisions made and implemented (if act decisively, not seen as a team player, or stepping on toes). Reaching higher levels (Director/VPs) difficult to achieve given strong bench of talent and limited opportunities.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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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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