Would be great if they paid more - Anonymous employee American Express Employee Review

4.0
26 Jul 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great work/ life balance. Heavy emphasis on promoting from within so once you get your foot in the door, you can move to a position in almost any part of the company. People tend to be very courteous and easy to get along with.

Cons

Compensation is not on the same level of other financial services companies. Lots of red tape can make it difficult to make even seemingly small changes.

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5.0
26 Nov 2018
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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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