Great place to retire and chill, big No for ambitious people - Spec Analyst Citi Employee Review

2.0
28 Feb 2021
Recommend
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Pros

8 hour work day Good enough pay for a campus hire from IIT Easy work with least effort ie repetitive Enough leaves and off time for employees

Cons

Quality of work is extremely bad, you will have to do MIS 90% of the time. Quality of analytics delivery is sub par and everything still runs on Excel and SAS You will never have to use your brains No opportunity of travel or mobility outside AIM. Other Citi businesses don't welcome data analysts from AIM being hired in their teams. No tech is used other than SAS and Excel Managers are not skilled enough both in leadership and in analytics Promotions are extremely hard to get

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Strong name recogition. Global footprint

Cons

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3.0
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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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