Vantaggi
On the surface, good benefits and contemporary workplace environment...nice corporate window dressing...American Express will teach you early on what the corporate world is all about. As soon as you know more than your "Leader" or want to become more visible, either you will leave on your own or get caught in a re-engineering downsizing. Band 40 and above is reserved for corporate survivors...and they can be ruthless..The leadership incompetency is almost laughable save the impact on rank and file staff, who usually pay for it through job loss.
Svantaggi
If you can lose yourself in the organization or develop a network of "Guardian Angels", you will be OK for the short term. Develop your political skills and be prepared to back the front runners. Learn to perfect the art of "bobbleheading". Just remember that, at some point, you will get thrown out like a bag of garbage...2014 Net Income was at an all time high of $5.9B, yet Chenault and Campbell felt they needed to send a "message" to Wall Street that they meant business by cutting 4,000 employees. 45% were ages 50 and above...