Empowerment - Anonymous employee Citi Employee Review

4.0
Aug 20, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Organisation committed to change. Exceptional people in some areas. Very focused on rebuilding the franchise and creating an end to end level of efficiency thoughout the business units

Cons

Too great a focus on non Value add activities, conbined with a bysantine approvals process which makes if difficult to get things done quickly.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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