Too bureaucratic and too many decision makers. - Anonymous employee American Express Employee Review

4.0
Jul 8, 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The comapny genuinely cares about its employees and will do everything it can to make it a better place to work. The system will well protect you and you will also have a chance to speak out. Work hours are good and most people share great respect of colleagues. One wouldn't be surprised to see colleagues who have worked in the Company for many years.

Cons

There is an incredible amount of bureaucracy in the entire company and there are levels and levels of approval to go through for each tiny little decision. Innovation is usually sacrificed and it can easily get boring and run of the mill after a few attempts. The internal mechansim has created so much unnecessary work and waste which is frustrating to some departments and users.

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Pros

- Supportive leadership - Collaborative teammates - Internal mobility across different departments is encouraged

Cons

- There can be a lot of red tape, as is the case with any large firm - Role scope expansion is common across teams

3.0
Jun 8, 2026
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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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