Nothing more than a "Gladiator" Environment - Director American Express Employee Review

1.0
9 May 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Strong Name. Work here, get it on your resume and run! Young people already know this. This is why the entry level churn is so high.

Cons

The Senior Leaders spend all of their time managing up and have little interest in being effective. All of my time was spent "telling my leader what I did so she could sell it up at a higher level meeting and look good- taking all the credit when things went well and blaming others when it did not.

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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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