People always get work done but run into down-turns on re-organization of the company - Senior Analyst Citi Employee Review

4.0
Nov 25, 2008
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Pros

The team you work with is excellent and people really work as a team. There are very senior team members at Citigroup that are helpful and provide good mentoring of junior team members whenever required. Management also came up with a plan to talk to individual employees as part of their 'lunch meetings' which was a great idea to talk directly to management. Overall, a great place to start your career but make sure if this is your first job, you at least look around to understand the importance of the people you work with and respect the company. I was happy at Citigroup from work/life balance, but pay scale was below average.

Cons

Current market turn-around and lot of re-orgs.

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5.0
Apr 20, 2026
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Pros

Strong name recogition. Global footprint

Cons

Outdated trading systems, hyper competitive equities department due to relatively lower street ranking

3.0
Jul 3, 2026
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Pros

Hybrid schedule, supportive managers, opportunities

Cons

Once you’re in, comp basically plateaus. Layoffs are happening across the board, which tends to be the full-time culture of citi. The vibe is very much “run lean” until something actually breaks, and only then consider adding headcount. You have to be intentional about protecting your work-life balance, because the implicit expectation is that you’re always on—24/7, 365—without the support of a properly staffed team.

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