Citi reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(36,586 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 36,586 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 Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Feb 10, 2010
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Pros

Reputable company-looks good on your resume. A few years before the company started to decline, they had a good work life balance system (6 1/2 day Fridays or 3 whole day Fridays in the summer, birthday off, shopping day in winter). Depending on your department, managers encouraged professional development.

Cons

Extremely political. At the top, promotions based on who is in the clique. Citi has a "throw you under the bus type of culture." Depending on the department you are in, it could be a dead end area where there is no room for advancement or growth. Senior managers at times take all of the credit for the work being done without acknowledging the ones who are processing the work, ie, "the work horses." Senior managers have no real sense of acknowledging true talent in the company.

2.0
Feb 9, 2010
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Pros

The bottom line with this company is no matter how hard you work or how long your there, your just a number. I was laid off after 20 plus years and actually felt happy after it was done. They have a pretty good package but they change it every year. Good vacation time and if your in a department that has a manager that cares about their people,your lucky. Raises were good in the beginning, unless your upper management, now your lucky to get 2% yearly. Had good medical coverage but that changed through time and takes a big hunk out of your check, now. Big parking lot but will have to walk a long way if you do not start in the early morning.

Cons

No communication from management. I actually was in a meeting on how to say hello to the employees, because our manager would not even glimpse at or acknowledge the non-exempt workers. You will get promoted quickly,If you know someone in the upper management. Was told not to get too friendly with non exempt employees, like going to lunch. What really got me was the way non-exempt employees had to abide by the rules when it came to being sick or emergencies but if something happened to a manager then it was different. Were always getting temps and a constant turnover. As many employees they laid off they were hiring just as many.

2.0
Feb 8, 2010
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Pros

Senior management is no doubt competent but communication throughout the company is often too little too late in relationship to importance of the message. Corporate culture is conducive to a satisfiying professional and disiplined work envirnoment and good performance is rewarded.

Cons

Senior managment running scared and there is a trickle down effect which fosters a fear based work culture.

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