Middle Management Highly Incompetent - Research Associate Citi Employee Review

1.0
Sep 2, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Citi --the brand .. Even in tough times people look up to Citi (non management) alums

Cons

While the analyst team you work with is highly competent at producing quality independant objective analysis, the research management is nothing to talk about. Need to trim the likes of research directors and assoiciate directors. tonne of them doing practically nothing.

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Pros

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Cons

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