Don't work for too long for Citi - Anonymous employee Citi Employee Review

3.0
Jul 22, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Nice location (Dublin docklands), canteen (not subsidised), 26 paid holidays + 2 company days, high company pension contributions (it depends on the age bracket - 14% in my case), health insurance paid for all family members, full sick pay , life and long term illness insurance, VDU glasses contributions.

Cons

The Citi and Technology Infrastructure (CTI) department HQ is in Irving, TX and all the decisions are made there. Those that want to progress in they career and are offered the possibility, have to move there. You are generally treated like a cost with twice a year reduction in force rounds (mainly in April) that look arbitrarily to those that are in the trenches. Many processes are still old fashioned even though there was a digital transformation in progress at the time of this writing (July 2022). Very difficult to go beyond the VP (C13) or SVP (C14) levels.

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Cons

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Pros

Hybrid schedule, supportive managers, opportunities

Cons

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