Big Name is Deceiving - Software Engineer Citi Employee Review

1.0
27 Oct 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This company has good benefits. You'll get plenty of paid time off, and depending on your department, you can work remotely a lot of the time, which can helpful for work-life balance. The local site really likes doing events, like for outdoor tailgating and Halloween, which can be fun and are a nice excuse to get away from your desk.

Cons

If you have management on site, you'll be lucky. Most managers are located in New Jersey or NYC, and you'll never see them. This results in a disconnect. They may forget about you, see you as numbers, see you as an inconvenience, or all three. Teams may be scattered too, which makes this issue worse. There is a severe lack of training. Management often expects you to understand complex internal systems the first time you look at them. They don't offer any training or documentation to help with this. They overload the senior employees with work since they won't trust their newer employees, so seniors can't help train either. Work-Life balance can be strained, especially if you have a highly international team. Management may also expect weekend work and refuse to give any comp for it. Mobility and raises are minimal. Don't expect it.

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Pros

Great benefits (PTO, healthcare, etc.) for FTEs

Cons

Everything else - Carousel of management changes - Vague and ever-changing role/job descriptions and associated metrics - The constant feeling that we're all about to be laid off but must "prove" our value in the meantime

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