American Express Reviews

Pros

Stable
Great Benefits
Very flexible to allow work life balance
Great people

Cons

pay could be better
Recognition could be better

Advice to Senior Management

Open up line of communication between management and employees and Listen to employees concerns

Pros

Virtual offices; benefits of large company; potential for advancement, esp if in a hub city

Cons

Political; very much "this is the way we do it" mindset; doesn't integrate well

Advice to Senior Management

Leaders should be moved around to allow diversity, transparency and growth

Pros

Amex has some of the smartest people in the profession. It provides an environment where you will learn and grow everyday.

Cons

Amex is one of the lowest paying financial services companies

Pros

Company Heritage
Global environment an unique business model
Diversity of business lines and teams

Cons

Limited career development
Salary and compensation not necessary match the position scope and responsibilities
Lack of collaboration across business units

Pros

Blue Box Values are real, not a wall decoration.

Cons

Work-life balance is not easy to achieve.

Pros

The opportunities for growth if you have the drive for it. Leadership in my office is really good. They're helpful.

Cons

Obviously it's a big company so getting a hold of HR or anything of the like, you have to call a call center. That's pretty annoying.

Advice to Senior Management

Maybe I got lucky with the manager i got but I don't have any advice for them. They are great.

Pros

Work life balance
ability to move around within the company

Cons

Large corporate can be frustrating

Pros

Strong company, good benefits, focus on employee development

Cons

Frequent restructure can be somewhat disruptive to long-term projects

Pros

Lots of disparate yet related businesses, willing to make big bets (such as currently on mobile & alternative payments through Enterprise Growth), great communication from senior AXP management, good work/life balance (most of the time).

Cons

Some business units (such as Global Business Travel) are virtually unknown to the core BUs, which makes it harder when trying to move (especially when going for a band-level promotion at the same time). Ratings/bonus/promotion can be very political despite a seemingly level playing field and calibration sessions. However, I've only been in GBT and hear that there are much more opportunities for advancement in other BUs.

Advice to Senior Management

Create true incentives for business units to collaborate because many don't and people are focused on their internal goals. Have a program to assist high-rated B35s in moving across BUs. Expand 9 box ratings to high-performing B35s and encourage them to stay at AXP.

Pros

pro is work and life balance, people respect each other, and work with each other well, very diversified culture, many female leaders

Cons

dont have any suggestion for current management at american express , maybe the company can promote more young people who really wants to grow in the company

Advice to Senior Management

dont have any suggestion for current management at american express , maybe the company can promote more young people who really wants to grow in the company