worst bank to work for - Personal Banker Citi Employee Review

1.0
Sep 25, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

There are no pros. You get paid, but due to the toxic work environment and extreme favoritism, if your branch manager does not like you, you are constantly encouraged to leave and find another job whereas employees who are favored get to sit and chill.

Cons

There are too many, back office has no idea what they are doing and don't care about what they do because they are either overseas being paid a miserable wage or they are located in the mid west being paid the minimum wage. Branch employees are just a number, district management and branch management only care about sales numbers, cut throat culture is the same as Wells Fargo. constant turnover at Citibank branches and most employees hate their jobs, no recognition whatsoever. Branches with high amount of walk-ins are glorified where slow branches are micro-managed and frowned upon and micromanaged. Citibank cuts costs to the core so the execs can let stock holders think they are doing good, branches have no holiday parties unless they are out of your own pockets, hardware and software are at best 1990's standards. Tellers and Bankers are expected to do all operations and sales because of cut of costs, but because of the overwhelming amount of operations, sales is usually hard to meet.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Strong global platform with exceptional exposure to complex clients, markets, and products. Citi offers significant opportunities to build an international career, work with highly talented professionals, and develop deep expertise in banking and financial services. The global network and breadth of the organization are major differentiators.

Cons

The size and complexity of the organization can create bureaucracy, fragmented decision-making, and lengthy internal processes. Organizational changes and frequent restructuring can also affect continuity, while navigating multiple stakeholders sometimes takes significant time and energy away from clients and business execution.

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