No ranting please because we have plenty of them on the board. Some of us are stuck in Citi while job market is kind of bleak. As the title suggested, how can we utilise the resource to learn and get better? I am trying to understand the business... — read more 

You are given 4 or more different inventory, reporting and tracking systems, most of which are antiquated and wrong or partially wrong. Half of them you can’t update or correct and if you can, its done via yet another antiquated outdated means. If... — read more 

I work in tech and my area/department is highly dysfunctional with awful toxic managers. Is there internal mobility any use or would it put me at the lower end of the totem poll for layoffs? Thanks!

Another major key is to 100% ignore the naysayers. Naysayers often wish they too had the courage to leave but they don’t. So they try to sell that you are stuck and you’ll never find a job ever. “Citi is the best as its ever going to get for you so... — read more 

Is it worth it, still seeing if current job counters before I accept.

What's the salary range for VP in Tech within UK/Belfast?

(. . . regarding the most recent heads of data transformation. . .) Anand, Japan, Ash what do all three have in common?

As title suggested, and please no rant.

Not knowing when the tap on the shoulder will come for the next layoff?

Don’t mistake presence for performance. Showing up is not a sign of commitment or contribution. It’s an act of compliance. What matters is the value people create, not the place they inhabit.

https://www.tipranks.com/news/ma-news-citigroup-nysec-sells-trust-business-to-jtc-for-80m

Is this true?

Anand finally taking the bullet for the data issues. Empty suit and will be the next one out the door. Citi is billing it he was stretched too thin. Never impressed me as a senior leader. Highly doubt another US based financial institution would pick... — read more 

Will there be any layoffs before Christmas? Will we stop losing MD’s that leave for other companies? Will there be negative repercussions from the VOE if you truly speak your mind? Will there be any cost of living raise? bonus’s? Can the stock... — read more 

You’d think the board would have expressed some concern to Jane by now as to “why” so many are leaving. https://www.bankingdive.com/news/citi-chief-accounting-officer-johnbull-okpara-leaves-scally-walsh/726743/

https://time.com/collection/worlds-best-companies-2024/

Constant hiring. More hired than laid off?

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/investors-face-heat-on-citigroups-knowledge-of-mexican-fraud

It seems weird to me. Is it due to VOE, layoffs, or what? Usually this happens when something is up around here.

The site is mainly for layoff rumors and if nothing else, venting. Please don’t kid yourself in thinking that anyone in HR or management know, look at or even care about what’s posted here. Those that are posting thinking that it’ll make a... — read more 

If your manager thinks like this, then its time to move on.

Why?

Citi stock might go down further for next 2-3 years as Citi still struggles to rebuild itself. Better to Quit now when stocks are good and take your 401K to IRA's.

Citi's workforce has become dominated by employees with a computer science background, many of whom are supplied by vendors rather than being directly employed by the company. This has led to a lack of technical expertise as well as business acumen... — read more 

Very crafty indeed. Take care to note that the wording will be phrased to place any blame or praise solely on you. The examples given to me were along the lines of…. “In the direction the company is going, how do you rate YOUR contribution to the... — read more 

Layoffs are here. September, more will be let go and before end of year. Hearing September 13th would be a big day, some are experiencing layoffs this week as a precursor. Less packages and pips to go around for coming end of year performance review... — read more 

Quite a few insurance specialists got let go today in NY and CA. Managers reached out to them today.

Anything?

Laid off last year, took a long sabbatical, got my severance, then joined a new company with such a superior culture to C**i I feel so bad for those that stayed

July 2024: Also that Citi: - did not carry out a reasonable investigation - did not have reasonable grounds for believing the employee was guilty - demonstrated hostility towards the employee - did not carry out a reasonable investigation there... — read more 

at this point, it feels like me vs the overseas team. They run the show while I am their pawn to do tasks. I get worked assigned directly from them and not my manager. I work in silo due to the time zone difference. If I need to update them on my... — read more 

Since HR is so lame and useless, why not get rid of them? There’s cheaper outsourced companies as well as software that can do just as good if not better for a much cheaper price I’m sure. It may even better to use AI, why not. Whatever you chose... — read more 

Over the years I’ve heard different versions of the story of, several people leave one after another to another bank for more money and or opportunity. As we lose people, a higher up takes one of his directs for a ride and talk. They drive by the... — read more 

Because of the way they bring employees on from international offices and promote them quickly. There is no consistent culture or set of norms. Just employee competition and infighting. Eventually the brains drain and Citi is left with the... — read more 

https://www.bankingdive.com/news/citi-urges-court-to-dismiss-ex-employees-kathleen-martin-retaliation-lawsuit/720330/

I know there are requirements where we need,but for our case team is pretty old ,we used to deal with clients,why we need a full fledged BA team who are comparatively newer than developer. And these BA s are thinking themselves as parallel leads. I... — read more 

Question on 401k rollover- if you are leaving Citi do you rollover the amount to the new company or leave it until you get Citi match end of March 2025?

Great article from International Business Times (from this week)! https://www.ibtimes.com/repair-its-reputation-citibank-must-fix-its-culture-3740845 "Citigroup management needs to remember how the company became America's fourth-largest bank in the... — read more