Great benefits - Creativity not encouraged - Branch Manager Citi Employee Review

3.0
Jan 21, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

-Great benefits (4 weeks vacation, paid holidays, short term dissability paid at 100%) -Normal work hours (typically 50 hours a week or so. Generally 8:30 to 6:00)

Cons

If you are interested in a highly motivated environment this is not the place for you. There is little room for advancement once you reach the branch manager level. There is no official mentor program. The company attracts employees by saying that there are lots of opportunities due to the globality of the company. However, management will block any possibility of loosing a good employee to another business within the company. As a manger you are not given much opportunity to make decisions. Everything is very cookie cutter. It is my understanding that other areas of the business are not this way but this is what I can say about my experience at Citibank.

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5.0
Jan 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, nice campus, on-site cafeteria with many options, on-site gym (fee is approx $15/mo). Nice/newly renovated buildings, with nice amenitites (break room, jump in/out offices for privacy). In general, work-life balance was good, especially being able to work remotely (additionally) as needed.

Cons

They tend to do re-orgs fairly often (every 1.5 years or so), so it can be hard to get promoted within your current role, you should plan on applying for other roles within the firm, at the level you are looking to be promoted to. Must work in office at least 3 days/week starting in 2026, used to be 2 days a week from 2021-2025. Which means parking will be crowded if you don't get there by 9am. Work stations are not reserved, so if you don't get there early enough and if you don't have a co-worker saving you a spot, you might not find a seat in your work area very easily.

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3.0
Jun 29, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits and work/life balance if you're on the right team.

Cons

Having a bad manager dictates everything about your job. You will see no upward mobility or compensation improvement if you are under a poor manager.

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