Not what it is hyped up to be - Dispute Specialist American Express Employee Review

3.0
29 Jun 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

We got to work from home for over a year due to the pandemic. Remote work stations were mailed to us. The vacation time was great.

Cons

When I quit, my bonus from previous year was taken back from my 401k. The management are forced to be micro-managers. My department handled disputes and fraud, but we were constantly given calls from other departments and held to higher call handling standards. It was impossible to stay in great standing. CFR is pushed down everyone's throat, but for a Platinum card that has a fee, it's a shame that workers are negatively impacted when a customer has to call back whether it is related to the prior call or NOT. The breaks are too short. When I quit, I didn't get an exit interview. I was a number and it showed. So many loyal great employees quit because of stress by the company-not the customer/job description. In my position of almost 3 years, there hasn't been NOT one shift bid. I had a terrible schedule from training and I hadn't had the opportunity to change it. I worked double weekends for close to 3 years with young children at home. The benefits were too expensive.

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Pros

- Complimentary lunch and starbucks everyday - On-site clinic for basic check ups - Hybrid

Cons

you will be taking phone calls every minute of the day. There will come a time where you feel like at the bottom of the world. You will ask yourself "is my role in life to help people reset their password online and assist them in logging in?" You cannot use the bathroom whenever you want, they have time coding that if you "abuse" them you will be flagged and subject to discipline. You have to give world class service but at the same time rush them off the phone or else you are not getting paid a good bonus. You will quickly find yourself gasping for air and time to relax when you take 50+ calls a day , you will feel drained. When is finally time to move up there is a high chance you will be paid less than you're current role as there are no bonuses in higher roles.

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