Citi reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(36,573 total reviews)
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Jane Fraser

67% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Citi has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 36,573 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Citi employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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37K reviews
2.0
Sep 9, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Possibly a stable employer with the right management

Cons

Heavily siloed, fiefdoms abound Mgmt imported from abroad communicating poorly, one way communicators, poor advocates for teams that they supposedly lead Promoting managers who lack communication skills or with severe personality issues, unfit for leading teams anywhere Ineptitude of regional management Rewarding loyal but poor managers, dismissing performant ones Mgmt forced to cause artificial attrition yearly, resorting to underhanded bullying practices, at the cost of employees Lower mgmt receiving cascaded performance reviews on individual staff from high above to meet the bell curve, much like a 90's company Behind the market Gamification, inspired by primary school forced by middle management onto confused staff Promoting a rat race between managers, and likely mobbing practices with non-assetive managers Performant managers forced off board, poor ones kept on Quality performers leaving in droves Mgmt forced to promote poorly skilled staff Senior management reward only their own clique Nearly impossible to get a promotion without being part of the inner circle, insular senior mgmt

1.0
Feb 28, 2023

Run away

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good brand recognition and exposure to new technologies.

Cons

Treat people like numbers. The "new culture" that the CEO is advertising, is either not sticking or is being interpreted internally as "continue with command and control, political empire building, backstabbing and inhumane treatment of employees... but smile while you do it and throw in a few compliments." The high stress political games are driving away the best talent . Executives care about what is best for themselves with no regard for what's best for employees or even the organization. The infighting between Managing directors is overtly distracting and causes huge technology silos. If a new executive starts that is even mildly ethical, its either beaten out of them or they are let go in short order.

1.0
Apr 14, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Career growth Benefits Exposure to different projects

Cons

No work life balance, at all. Senior leaders are out of touch thinking employees revolve their lives around work. Overtime is ridiculous. ESPECIALLY the CFOs. Unrealistic deadlines and requests. We don't get paid as much as you but you're here making us work like mineworkers. Management needs a major overhaul. Very unorganized and do not provide support or appreciation unless they are called out for it.

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