Citi reviews

There is literally no on-boarding process. My direct supervisor was useless. Bragged about his 12-hour workdays. Everyone around me, every day, was just grinding it out with minimal vision, minimal strategy (no why/how - just find the nearest problem and start working.) Pay was low from the get-go, but it's my own fault for accepting. I should have seen the writing on the wall. My boss balked at an $11 fee for a new Citi group email (suggested by another employee as a process improvement.) He literally said, "it's $11? Let me think on it." That's how cost-conscious Citi is, so I couldn't wait for year-end raises (not.) No one in my group took lunches. So tied to their desks. Also, AVP/VP is a joke. Title structure is a joke. It isn't nearly as prestigious as one may think, and their pay demonstrates it. After I accepted, my AVP role suddenly showed in the system as AVP Analyst. On the day I quit, one of the NYC execs was doing a webinar. No one in my group attended, because no one freaking cares about the big picture, apparently. They just sat there, slumped in their desks, grinding it out. I dialed into the webinar and reviewed the anonymous questions posed by Tampa employees to the NYC exec, for him to answer. 9 of 10, no joke, were about the bad morale, bad pay, and lack of vision in Tampa. It confirmed everything I'd seen. I quit 2 hours later, and walked out with a pep in my step. Final word: after speaking with several recruiting firms, they all nodded their head when I talked about Citi in Tampa. One recruiter said "Citi sucks, everyone in Tampa knows it." I'm so glad I left, and I pity the people who stay there and grind it out. There's so much else out there. Within 10 days, two roles were on my plate paying more, with higher-quality work and companies with better culture.