Citigroup Global Markets Reviews

Pros

Flexible schedules
Pleasant Work Environment
Good benifits

Cons

Massive Operation that is difficult to navigate

Advice to Senior Management

Keep up the good work

Pros

big name, relatively safe even in downturn or financial crisis, very clear career path, good platform for graduates, good start point

Cons

long working hours, high risky industry, no personal life, very strict hierarchy, sometimes feel a lot of stress and pressure, not very well paid

Pros

Independence, good working office environment.

Cons

Poor pay, limited professional functionality, technology constraints, no personality allowed to be displayed on jobsite.

Advice to Senior Management

Get your act together.

Pros

Wall Street office abysmal / health department requirements not met.

Fortunately, there are some senior managers who get it.

Cons

Form over content. Muliti-sybillac double talk. Always need to worry about anxiety driven managers who guard their title and territory with jealous anx.

Advice to Senior Management

Everyone spends time looking over their shoulder. Keep walking past them.

Pros

The people for the most part were all very nice and management in NY is very supportive of the group.

Cons

Work hours are terrible. Even if you become a VP, don't expect your life to get much better.

Advice to Senior Management

Less of a "throw them in the deep end" mentality for the interns would help.

Pros

Scale, training, global, departments, diversity

Cons

Red tape, redundancy, culture, no meritocracy

Pros

-great exit ops
-very fast-paced
-lots of deals
-develop amazing work ethic
-meet and network with a lot of BSDs on wallstreet

Cons

kind of cut-throat environment typical in the investment banking profession. long hours, a lot of type A personalities but overall worth it

Advice to Senior Management

none

Pros

Good teammates and hard working

Cons

Incompetent senior management and frequent strategy changes and reduction, sometimes unethicaln

Pros

Efficient work; Clear target; Great people

Cons

Politics; Culture; Impact from crisis.

Pros

Big company pros: Good salary + benefits. Good balance between work-life

Cons

Big company problems. Poor inter-team communication. Feedback is very manager dependent.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop giving meaningless titles.