Much depends on where you are in this huge multinational - Vice President Citi Employee Review

3.0
Feb 14, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Mobility between businesses. Opportunities to work and travel overseas. Rich and deep corporate history and culture. The work can be meaningful and motivating if you are responsible for a business unit. It is a company that operates on a truly grand and complex multinational scale.

Cons

At the entry level Citi payroll is pretty low as a percentage of total expenses. In other words, they do not pay well compared to other institutions. There is a highly politicized corporate culture. It is this way in two senses, internal politics is more significant than other companies, the "who you know is the most valuable skill set" approach. Secondarily, the company is woke to a fault. If you do not see your role as transformative of society towards fashionable social trends as well as profit driven, keep your thoughts to yourself.

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5.0
Jan 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, nice campus, on-site cafeteria with many options, on-site gym (fee is approx $15/mo). Nice/newly renovated buildings, with nice amenitites (break room, jump in/out offices for privacy). In general, work-life balance was good, especially being able to work remotely (additionally) as needed.

Cons

They tend to do re-orgs fairly often (every 1.5 years or so), so it can be hard to get promoted within your current role, you should plan on applying for other roles within the firm, at the level you are looking to be promoted to. Must work in office at least 3 days/week starting in 2026, used to be 2 days a week from 2021-2025. Which means parking will be crowded if you don't get there by 9am. Work stations are not reserved, so if you don't get there early enough and if you don't have a co-worker saving you a spot, you might not find a seat in your work area very easily.

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3.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits and work/life balance if you're on the right team.

Cons

Having a bad manager dictates everything about your job. You will see no upward mobility or compensation improvement if you are under a poor manager.

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