Felt like a good idea at the time - Senior Programmer Analyst Citi Employee Review

2.0
Jan 16, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

training is quite good when available. experience gained of working for global company.

Cons

Departments work in silos. inter department communication difficult. Working with Distributed teams uneccessarily problematic. knoweldge retention

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jul 3, 2026
Recommend
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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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