Great work life balance but strange culture - Anonymous employee American Express Employee Review

3.0
9 Aug 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Excellent work life balance, short hours if all is business as usual at work, lots of days off and working from home as needed.

Cons

Odd culture. Requires you to network constantly. You must rotate jobs frequently and this must be done via networking with other departments. Feels a bit like business school year 3, lots of meetings and powerpoint and not a lot of execution.

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Pros

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Cons

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