More bad than good. - Senior Project Manager Citi Employee Review

2.0
31 Mar 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The Dublin office building is decent. Many good colleagues working there. Very diverse organisation. Good promotion opportunities for women.

Cons

- Huge bureaucracy and overheads. Too much time filling out useless paperwork that nobody needs or will ever read. - Hard to get basic things done with all the hoops to jump through. - The Dublin office gets forgotten about. Lower salary increases and bonuses compared to other locations. Over the years whenever there are layoffs, Dublin usually gets hit worse, while the leadership spare their buddies in their own location. - Tone deaf senior managers. On townhalls recounting their globetrotting trips to various sites, meanwhile the average worker there would never get as much a lunch from the company. - Some in senior management can be unpleasant. Belittling people in front of their peers. Pointing fingers and playing the blame game. Performative outrage on steerco calls. A negative culture overall.

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5.0
20 Apr 2026
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Pros

Strong name recogition. Global footprint

Cons

Outdated trading systems, hyper competitive equities department due to relatively lower street ranking

3.0
3 Jul 2026
Recommend
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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.

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