Toxic environment - Anonymous employee Citi Employee Review

3.0
Sep 19, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Salary competitive with the market

Cons

- Supervisors expect you to learn as fast as you could and would give crash courses in several hours. It is so they could handover to the subordinates to perform the functions without slowly explaining the rationale behind every piece of work. - Do not like it when you ask questions. You are supposed to ask questions whenever training is given and if you do not ask anything it is deemed that you understood everything. They do not allow excuses like "This question did not pop into my mind during the training." - Quick to pinpoint whenever mistakes were made and no one will trace back the guidance history to see if there are any loopholes during teaching to prevent mistakes from happening again. - Expected to attend late night calls every fortnight due to the team operating in multiple timezones. - Supervisors show biasedness outright and would show you by the way they answer your questions by the tone of their replies. - Team's morale is very low - You are expected to search for answers by reading through emails. You are only allowed to ask questions if your query has never been asked before.

Explore other reviews about Citi

5.0
Apr 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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Outdated trading systems, hyper competitive equities department due to relatively lower street ranking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
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All