Good place to start - Anonymous employee American Express Employee Review

3.0
Feb 10, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Benefits, Good Work/Life balance, Nice people to work with, lots of vacation time walking in the door, decent pay

Cons

Lots of bureaucracy, especially now that it's a bank. Lots of layoffs....100,000 people laid off in the last 7 years. Experienced senior people are regularly replaced by new people, especially ones brought into the company on visas. Most jobs already have moved overseas.

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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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