Citi- not what I expected - AVP- Financial Analyst Citi Employee Review

3.0
Oct 10, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Working in Tech Finance, they are really big on work-life balance. It is flexible and you do learn a lot.

Cons

Management is condecending and they are not as sharp as you expect upper management to be. You expect a lot of communication and mentoring from a company of this size but there is NONE. A lot of politics involved in this organization and you can tell that at Citi a lot of the things that happen are based on favoritsm and who knows who.

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5.0
Apr 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Strong name recogition. Global footprint

Cons

Outdated trading systems, hyper competitive equities department due to relatively lower street ranking

3.0
Jul 3, 2026
Recommend
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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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