Hell hole doesn't even begin to describe how horrible of a company this is.
I've worked for a few various large companies and Citco is the most disfunctional, mismanaged and toxic place to work.
They expect you to not have a personal life and work ridiculously long hours. I worked anywhere from 50 hours per week minimum to over 65 hours per week. Some teams work even longer hours. And this has nothing to do with tax season or end of year activity. Since management does nothing to retain talent the office is one big revolving door. In my first month of working there out of my team of 9 individuals 3 quit. I was told this is normal but the red flags kept going up all around me.
It's true they have a fridge stocked full of pop and beer after 5pm but that's only used to keep the employees numb to the reality they are working in.
Management is the most inept group of people on the planet. Most have no people skills and are drones reporting to their Dutch masters. Newly promoted managers are not trained at all to deal with HR issues and how to properly manage employees.
There are many Irish émigrés in management who are harsh and don't care about the employees. If you don't mind being blamed for problems that are not your fault then Citco is the place for you. I was hired knowing that I had no previous hedge fund experience but on the last day of my 6 month probation was told that I wasn't a good fit because of my lack of knowledge. Even the HR person couldn't believe management was letting me go. Don't waste your time or delay your career by working here. You will be miserable in no time and regretting that you ever signed their offer letter.