People are great to work with but firm has trouble keeping its best - Software Engineer Citi Employee Review

4.0
Feb 28, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

friendly atmosphere - most people are great to work and chat with great office locations decent facilities (gym, health center, good view) internal mobility made easy good benefits - free dinner if you stay late, free admission to museums, discounts, training

Cons

good employees are often incentivized to leave because of strict rules that limit compensation many different systems interacting with one another but owned by teams that do not work together, hard to figure out what's technically going on

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5.0
May 25, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits. Everyone is friendly and helpful. They do more than just pay lip service to work life balance

Cons

Like any job, the manager is the one that can make or break the position

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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