Don't go by the tag 'Best Company to Work For', it's murkier - Compliance Analyst American Express Employee Review

1.0
Aug 19, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Get to know a lot about the financial services sector, but you get to know that at any prominent bank, also they have great customer service

Cons

Leaders are rigid, toxic work environment, HR has no role to play and ER will not help no matter how serious your grievance. There is a culture of pleasing your boss even though he/she sets unrealistic work expectations. There is no respect of work life balance. the internal surveys conducted to guage how the employees feel about the company are a sham, as the people manager will force you to fill in good ratings.

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Pros

Great work-life balance and leadership

Cons

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3.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
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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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