Know what you are getting into before you work at Citi - Finance Summer Analyst Citi Employee Review

2.0
25 Jan 2009
Recommend
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Pros

It was a tough time to look for an internship so I accepted the offer because it was the only one I had. However, one benefit of working for Citi is that it is a household name and people know it.

Cons

The company is too large and too political. Too many fake people work there; people who talk behind people's back. Vikram should not have brought in all his buddies from Morgan Stanley to run the company, that is cronyism. That place is not the safest place to work right now. In fact that is not a good industry to work in right now.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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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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