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Good work-life balance but bad managers

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at American Express for 6 years
May 5, 2024
3.0
Pros
  • Good work-life balance.
  • Teammates are generally friendly.
  • Free food.
Cons
  • Micromanaging.
  • Managers have favorites, and if you're not a favorite, they will try hard to get rid of you.
  • Random layoffs out of nowhere now, which they call "reorgs".
  • RTO 3x a week, which makes no sense when we were doing great with 1x a week. They say it's for "collaboration," but it's just Webex in the office in the end.
  • Higher-ups are unfriendly, cold, and don't care about you. It's hard to get remote now.
  • Archaic tech stack and boring work.
  • Low pay.
  • Hard to get internal jobs now.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
2.0

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