American Express

1. Nice, new campus in Sunrise, FL.
2. A good attempt at inclusiveness and openness.
3. A good attempt at keeping up with the latest technologies and methodologies.
4. Some divisions/groups have very experienced and smart people.

1. Very big and bureaucratic.
2. Slow to move, especially for individuals making requests.
3. Many promises – training, education, tools, etc. – but little to no delivery (broken promises).
4. Very politically correct (diversity-driven) campus. While, let me say, it is good to hire/maintain the best employees regardless of race, gender, etc., to keep a "diverse" people without redeeming attributes – i.e., skill, ability, affability, work ethic, etc. – causes the group to move backward in productivity, team chemistry and plants resentment.
5. There is always a layoff looming.
6. Publicly traded company, which means cost-cutting measures continuously, little chance of acquiring tools, training, etc. Then, around March, read of how the top handful of executives in New York "earned" tens of millions of dollars in bonuses. This after laying off hundreds or thousands of people who made $40K, $50K or whatever to support their middle-income families. I fully support capitalism and the free market enterprise, but there is a point where this type of corporate (executive) behavior becomes unethical and/or immoral.

Thank you for the opportunity to work at AmEx. While it is easy to point out weaknesses (cons), the company definitely has strengths upon which to keep building. May God bless.