Citi Reviews in United Kingdom

Current Employee – been working at Citi full-time for less than a year

Pros – Citis rotational program offers excellent flexibility, great work life balance. I really feel as through I can gain whatever skills and experience I need during the program. Its a highly respected program with in the organization and I also get a sense that graduates of the program do excel if they focus.

Cons – Like working at any other global bank, there is too much red tape. You need to obtain approvals for many minute details and overall accountability through out the organization is low. If you have an overall mentality of "lets get things done" it can be difficult.

Advice to Senior Management – -Increase accountability through out the organization.
-Performance should be judged on objective criteria rather than politics

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Citi as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – Fast Paced. In contact with different industries. The satisfaction of delivering a high quality client service that citi prides itself in.

Cons – Rivalry and miscommunication. Management never honest and direct. Unneccessary stress and blaming in the team.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Citi full-time for less than a year

Pros – great work ethics, group dynamics

Cons – nothing that I could think of, except the job was not as satisfying as I thought it would be

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Citi full-time for less than a year

Pros – None. I actually felt I went back 5/6 years in my career.

Cons – -Worst management ever seen in my career. People were completely careless about the quality of the software being delivered
-Worst ever procedures and processes. The tools used were obsolete and cumbersome. The processes were horrendously inefficient and time-consuming.
-NO enthusiasm in the team.
-No willingness to improve in any aspect. Although management was told how to change processes and procedures, they did not care at all.
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Advice to Senior Management – - Put more passion on your job otherwise do something else and stop wasting peoples time

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Citi as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Networking can get you anywhere - but watch your back, it's easier to make enemies than to make friends in this environment.

Cons – 1. HR have way too much power.
2. The egos...oh dear lord...the egos. Stroke them too much and you won't be liked. Stroke them too little and you're a nobody.
3. Why is it that everyone who works here has a long face?

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Citi full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Valuable employee's, interesting working atmosphere, good front office exposure

Cons – Poor remuneration, bad work/life balance

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Citi full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Only reason is exposure to Enterprise technology.

Cons – Terrible performance appraisal system - jobs for the boys
Appalling Managers (some) who would be sacked anywhere else are left to run teams into the ground.
Revolting facilities in Lewisham for technology staff (due to move back to Canary Wharf in fairness.
Little or no reward or recognition for hard work unless you are an A class self-promoter prepared to stab your colleagues in the back.

Advice to Senior Management – Get rid of the old school dinosaurs that are ruining your organisation.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Citi as an intern for less than a year

Pros – 45k pa pay for 10 weeks work, get to specialise with one team, awesome office, great people

Cons – If I need to tell you how much work this job is then you don't need to be reading this

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Citi full-time for more than a year

Pros – Everything is always very clean cut no grey areas, and politically correct
Lots of outside activitites to get involved in
You get out what you put in
Get to work on wiode range of technologues depending on what team your in, C++, C, Java, Linux, Windows, bash, perl, ruby

Cons – Sometimes the amount of red tape as a developer is particulary frustrating

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to grow Belfast as a hub for Citi Development.
It is good to see so many jobs coming into Northern Ireland

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Citi full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Friendly team but flexibility changes from manager to manager. Hours are standard work hours not too many late nights. I generally work 8:30 to 18:00. Career progression can be quite good if you get on well with your management team. Basic salary is above average. Extensive facilities in the building.

Cons – Poor bonuses in the operations area. Working from home is an option in only an emergency. Systems in the operations areas are very old and lots of processes are very manual. System upgrades are in progress but the new systems don't seem as good as ones I've used in other companies 7 years ago.

Advice to Senior Management – Be more generous with your operations staff bonuses. Question the quality of the new systems you are installing. Move with the times and install more flexible working hours for your staff.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend