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    Citadel Reviews

    Updated February 19, 2019
    191 reviews

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    Citadel Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ken Griffin
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    Pros

    • "Work with lots of smart people around you, fast changing environment that allows you to learn lots of things you" (in 26 reviews)

    • "interesting problems to work on; great benefits; people are friendly to each other" (in 16 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Difficult to manage work/life balance" (in 21 reviews)

    • "long hours hard work its win or lose" (in 9 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      Helpful (4)

      "Associate analyst"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Great work environment, great senior management

      Cons

      None i can think of.

    2. "great place to learn"

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      Current Employee - Analyst
      Current Employee - Analyst

      Pros

      smart people, meritocracy, room for advancement

      Cons

      high expectations, high turnover, intense

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    3. "Smart People, Demanding Culture"

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      Former Employee - Analyst in Chicago, IL
      Former Employee - Analyst in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Citadel full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Work with some of the smartest people around

      Cons

      If you’re not on your A game, you will be out of a job

      Advice to Management

      None

    4. "Working environment review"

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      Current Employee - Quantitative Researcher in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - Quantitative Researcher in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Citadel full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Work with smartest people and quick turnover of projects

      Cons

      Work long hours with high pressure. Less tolerance for mistakes.

    5. Helpful (2)

      "Good comp, boring work"

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      Current Employee - Software Engineer in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Software Engineer in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Citadel full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good comp
      Meritocracy (and less bureaucracy)

      Cons

      Quality of work is poor
      Free lunch is so-so

    6. "Great place to work with great benefits"

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      Former Employee - Senior Software Engineer
      Former Employee - Senior Software Engineer

      I worked at Citadel full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Fast paced collaborative work environment.

      Cons

      Can be stressful at times.

    7. "Challenging and Rewarding"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Citadel full-time

      Pros

      Support and resources to execute. Recognition for value added.

      Cons

      None, as long as you are willing to put in the hours, hard work and focus.

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Assoicate"

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      Current Employee - Associate in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Associate in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Citadel (More than a year)

      Pros

      Competitive Salary, working with smart people

      Cons

      High turnover, little investment in assoicates

      Advice to Management

      Invest more in analyst and associates, lessen turnover

    9. "Quantitative Researcher"

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      Current Employee - Quantitative Researcher in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - Quantitative Researcher in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Citadel full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      1. good salary
      2. good healthcare compensation
      3. Data driven

      Cons

      1. Food in happy hour is too limited
      2. Promotion room is limited

    10. Helpful (5)

      "Software Engineer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Citadel full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great benefit. Extremely smart coworkers.

      Cons

      Hire and fire culture. Very demanding.