Citi consists of fiefdoms where you can always hide! - Senior Associate Citi Employee Review

2.0
Oct 30, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Large platform -Good franchise -Deep lending relationships -Attracts the second tier of people from undergrad + grad school and hence people are more "down to earth" (but on the con side, not as good as GS,JPM,MS)

Cons

-Consists of several fiefdoms that are highly political and competitive -You can always hide in this firm -Bureaucratic like Communist Russia - only those with connections to the polit-bureau remain -No one cares about clients - only their own jobs -Massive teams that are double staffed up the wazoo... -No one really takes any ownership -Extremely sharp elbows -Quality of people is generally below that of JPMorgan or Merrill Lynch -

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