I love being an employee, but it's a popularity contest to get promoted. - Customer Service Representative Citi Employee Review

4.0
Nov 18, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay. Commission is good as long as you stay compliant. Direct management is very understanding of situations and issues at work. Positive impact on the community. Happy attitudes throughout bank.

Cons

You have to be "loved" by upper management in order to be chosen for promotions or new advancement opportunities. Seen many people with high skill sets who were disregarded completely because they were not extroverted. High turnover rate due to rigorously strict schedule and adherence to phones. Offline is often cancelled, resulting in weeks on end of non-stop call taking. Many reps get burned out quickly. Due to high turnover, they pay new reps fairly better than existing reps just to keep them, raises are not as common as you'd think in a multi-billion dollar bank. No schedule flexibility.

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5.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

great company - good products

Cons

frequent reorganizations - stability missing lately

3.0
Jul 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hybrid schedule, supportive managers, opportunities

Cons

Once you’re in, comp basically plateaus. Layoffs are happening across the board, which tends to be the full-time culture of citi. The vibe is very much “run lean” until something actually breaks, and only then consider adding headcount. You have to be intentional about protecting your work-life balance, because the implicit expectation is that you’re always on—24/7, 365—without the support of a properly staffed team.

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