Undervalues employees, weak leadership and confusion at every level - Vice President Citi Employee Review

1.0
Apr 6, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Working for a recognised brand - Good people working there

Cons

Management expects people to work crazy hours but doesn't have clear strategy or capable people in leadership who can make smart decisions so everyone is running around like headless chickens. Everyone is made to do an extra activity on top of your job like sports club, it's compulsory and assigned to you so you don't have a say. You also have to pay money for these activities as Citi even though they make so much money, don't have any budget for these employee activities. - Very hierachical - Long working hours - No clear strategy - High turnover rate, good people leave because of the way they're treated and constant long working hours, not feeling appreciated - Recruitment process is bad, HR is very very rude and unprofessional - Employee benefits is bad - Office is in Changi - Pantry don't even have tea or mugs or forks, bring your own - Too many meetings with no clear purpose

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

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Cons

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