3.0
Aug 26, 2008
Former employee
New York, NY
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
If you work at American Express, you have lots of opportunities to move to different groups within the company after a few years - in fact it is encouraged. Company focuses a lot on employee development, there is very good work life balance, the hours are not too bad and the people for the most part are decent and talented. The vacation policy is decent, the location is ok, it is not a very cutthroat place compared to some other corporate or financial services organizations. The company also invests heavily in philanthropy and in community service and volunteer activities which I enjoyed.
Cons
bureaucratic, corporate, not challenging, slow moving