OK temporary job, but not a place to plan a career. - Operational Accountant Citi Employee Review

2.0
Sep 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Stable hours and a dependable pay check. The office environment if clean and safe. At the O'Fallon location the building maintains a large and well run cafeteria. The food is very good and generally affordable.

Cons

Management was not much more competent than subordinates. This resulted in a lot of animosity between these levels. Work is often tedious and does not change much from day to day. It often has the feel of working on an assembly line- just from a desk rather than a factory floor. The biggest downside is with the lack of talent development. There are a good number of well educated and experience employees in low level jobs who would like to advance. With such a large company this should be possible. However, there is no formal process in place to identify talent and groom it for future leadership roles with more responsibility. This contributes to the generally low morale and high turnover.

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5.0
May 25, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits. Everyone is friendly and helpful. They do more than just pay lip service to work life balance

Cons

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4.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

- Opportunity for Mobility and career growth, cross functional collaboration, global organization - Amazing mentors, colleagues and collaborative mindset - Volunteer Culture

Cons

- Mobility can be challenging w/o a sponsor. - Depending on departments, fast moving and may impact work-life balance. - depending on the team, you might encounter micromanagers or teams that may be selective with mobility. Though inevitable in some instances, if you are aware of team dynamics and team culture, employee could mitigate or manage/avoid this risk.

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