Unpredictable - Travel Counselor American Express Employee Review

2.0
Dec 7, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home. Good computer

Cons

Training was a facade. This job is mostly handling customer service inquiries for flight changes or one off scenarios with customers asking about things that no one knows the answers to except the airline or the hotel. The types of calls are so random and finding answers is too complicated. Everyone is constantly in a chat room with other agents asking for answers. Calls come in, we stop ask for an answer in chat and then try our best to explain something we have very little understanding of. In training they pitch this idea that you will be building a personalized travel adventure for customers. That is a total lie. It is nothing more than confused customers calling you for answers you do not have. The whole job is pure chaos 24/7. For customers who are shopping for travel, they just want you to find the EXACT hotel and EXACT flight that they saw somewhere online and many times the "system" cannot find those rates that they saw. Amex is a joke.

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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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