Beware of yearly layoffs...it will happen to you - Anonymous employee Citi Employee Review

1.0
Oct 13, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great resume builder/entry level job for recent college graduates. The Citigroup name will look good in future interviews. The company provides extensive training before you start. Overall the direct managers are knowledgeable and willing to help. The work itself can be very interesting. The pay is ok.

Cons

Every year Citigroup will accumulate a back-log of cases, hire an abundance of temporary employees (while converting a few 'temps' to permanent status to give an appearance of legitimacy)...... the remaining analyst will work around the clock off striving to become an exempt employee, and when the case backlog is finished upper management will proceed to layoff everybody and the kitchen sink. The work is stressful and you always get the impression that you can be fired at any given moment.

Explore other reviews about Citi

5.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

workk life balance is good

Cons

workk life balance is not good sometimes

3.0
May 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hybrid schedule right out of “training” and FT WFH privilege came much faster than expected. There are some great benefits. Job confidence as

Cons

Training was a waste of Citi’s money and a train wreck. Facilitator was all over the place. Normally there’s a flow to training, there was no flow and it was all over the place. OJT felt like sinking or swimming.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All