My group is mandate 3 days in office. But 50% are exempt for different reasons, long distance commute, small children, family member need care, too busy work, not feeling coming, scared of losing favorite ones, young ones, etc. required full... — read more 

I heard that ShangHai office (mainly tech) suddenly announced that they will start laying people off from next month, impacting both contracting and permanent employees, with immediate effect. Quite shocking really. Does anyone know more details... — read more 

There’s been a lot of 2 steps forward and 1 step back. Lots of AI selling and such but one thing we know for sure….heads are going to roll. FTE and contingent, its coming again. The contingent for a time or two have laughed at the FTE hand... — read more 

A different take is we have had a steady stream of "fresh takes" for the last 20+ years I've been here. Every fresh take has been the same. Instead of investing in the core infrastructure we would do a "quick fix". When I started it was we were... — read more 

Immediate hiring freeze due to upcoming re-org 🧐

Its slowly being realized that AI doesn’t affect just tech jobs but also other NON tech jobs. Book keepers, insurance number crunchers, travel coordinators, secretaries, reporting jobs etc… maaaany are being replaced by AI in other companies on a... — read more 

Tried switching teams within Citi to escape a power-tripping boss, only to land under someone just as bad. Guess toxic management isn’t a bug here, it’s a feature. Lesson learned: time to take my skills somewhere that doesn’t confuse incompetence... — read more 

My colleague in risk department isn't online for several days and it's been couple of month since last time I saw him in the office. Does that mean he gets laid off?

I was asked to cast my vote as to which contractors to keep. It seem the wheels are in motion to let go a rather large chunk of contractors. A meeting was held to select who to go and who to keep. A time frame was not revealed.

Wow! (article links below)... — read more 

What announcement are we expecting ? May be big org change.

That's it. That's the post.

We're drowning in work! I'm fu--ing tired of having to pick up extra work every few months. I can't do more than I'm doing right now. My entire team will walk if we lose one more person. This is fu--ing brutal.

The only thing we all seem to agree on is how badly we want out. New hires don’t even stick around long enough to properly learn the ropes, but can you blame them? I can’t think of anyone who’d willingly sign up for this long-term. It’s like the... — read more 

Do you believe me now?

Here people with longer stay in citi they will make sure new joiners get frustrated and go. No one can fix this culture.

I’ve heard for 8 years, “don’t look for a job now, the job market is bad”. If not now, when? When the recession is over you’ll hear, “don’t look for a job now, the job market is flooded with applicants”. Four months from then you’ll hear, “don’t look... — read more 

Most salaried employees did not get a bonus, or got a bonus under $5k in 2024 and 2023. The Lovely Citi CEO Jane gave herself a 33% increase in pay in 2024. $34.5M in 2024; $26M in 2023; $24.5M in 2022; $22.5M in 2021. Citi is her personal piggy... — read more 

All you tech folks, if you don’t like the way the company is ran or the salary you are getting, then get off of the train. There couldn’t be anymore of a solid words of advice than those spoken by Jane Fraser. “If you don’t like it, then get off of... — read more 

Here is the link to the article - https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/citigroups-shareholders-approve-2024-pay-ceo-executives-new-shares-grants-2025-04-29/

Checking in on the state of our AI/GenAI platform efforts—because from the outside, it’s looking less like a strategy and more like a crowdsourced science experiment. Multiple directions, minimal alignment, and a generous sprinkle of contractor chaos... — read more 

If you want to take Citi to the next level, if you want to truly lead Citi into the future, then you’ll need to get new younger CEO and MD’s. Leadership often says “we need fresh younger thinking minds that aren’t tethered with old thinking”, well... — read more 

Do any departments outside of Tech post to this forum?

Is it lack of accepting changes with old age managers?

Heard that contractors are next, is Canada also going to be impacted?

A bird told me that contractors are next on the chopping block, is this true?

Anybody lucky enough to get laid off today?

Oh you already know how its going to play out. They’ll trim down tech, then mandate “absolutely no outages…..do more with less….be creative…..” and then they’ll shorten deadlines, while summing it all up with “don’t forget ‘work life balance is... — read more 

Allegedly heard tech layoff haplening next week up to 600 people affected. Is this true?

What do you think Zscaler is being used for?

What’s going on Citi? Another reorg or shake up in regulatory transformation ?

So what’s going to happen with china. Is Citibank going to pull out of china or what. Many companies leaving china during this trade war. Why is citi continuing business as usual ?

It shows up in how you speak, how you write, even how you present. One grammar slip or tone difference becomes a target. This isn’t inclusion.

Has anyone left Citi for a community bank? Or a smaller bank? This question likely better suited for us employees I’m so over Citi I’m looking at smaller places. So curious on differences. Would assume limited opportunities at a smaller place. But... — read more 

Moving positions elsewhere.

How's the public cloud migration going so far? Barely any workloads have been migrated and it's substantially more expensive than anyone estimated, and only getting more expensive.

Few months in citi, I've already burned out. Never worked in such an environment, fake requirements, dead projects, figure it out after I get it done. Even Got a warning by my boss, punished by working hard? Bonus for laziness. Looking for layoff... — read more 

Stable job, great pay with huge bonus, reasonable hours. My colleagues and I wear a polo shirt with the Citi logo on it and take a group photo in the lobby every week. The worse day of the week is Friday because we have to wait two days until Monday... — read more 

If you've noticed favoritism in your management, signs of incompetence, or if the organization seems to be staffed primarily with people from a specific country, visa holders, vendors, or consultants, promotions for speciality visa holders on... — read more