Working in Citi

St1mpMeister

I had around 4 phone interviews with different companies, including Citibank, and they alone required I phone THEM, rather than they call me. Speaks volumes.

What are the chances of getting a refund for the €2.60 call?

Berserker

St1mpMeister wrote: »

I had around 4 phone interviews with different companies, including Citibank, and they alone required I phone THEM, rather than they call me. Speaks volumes.

What are the chances of getting a refund for the €2.60 call?

I'd send them the bill for the fun of it.

Mc Love

St1mpMeister wrote: »

I had around 4 phone interviews with different companies, including Citibank, and they alone required I phone THEM, rather than they call me. Speaks volumes.

What are the chances of getting a refund for the €2.60 call?

Thats ridiculous, I wouldnt bother if they requested me to call them.

Looking at a position in Citi Belfast but after reading this thread, probably isn't worth it considering I'd have to stay in Dublin and commute from a friends gaff.

Anyone have any idea what its like to work for in Belfast?

Dohnjoe

Mc Love wrote: »

Thats ridiculous, I wouldnt bother if they requested me to call them.

Looking at a position in Citi Belfast but after reading this thread, probably isn't worth it considering I'd have to stay in Dublin and commute from a friends gaff.

Anyone have any idea what its like to work for in Belfast?

Not working there, but deal with them, definitely much more stressed than their ML counterparts

Personally I'd avoid both

El Diablo Blanco

Anyone currently working in fund accounting in the Dublin Citibank? The previous posts on this thread have pretty much unanimously indicated it as a pretty toxic working environment, but there was also mention of it depending on which department you end up in.

Is anyone currently working there in an FA role, though, and happy to give a little feedback? Long hours, no lunch breaks, cronyism/ass-kissing rewarded, dog-eat-dog and so forth seemed to be the case from my reading of the thread. Is that still the case?

Begz

Hi folks, what are the car park facilities like in Citigroup in the IFSC, Dublin? Free? Paid?

Let me know! Cheers :-)

Begz

grahamor wrote: »

Depends on project but mostly Agile. We work in 2 week sprints and it's really satisfying from a getting stuff out the door perspective.

That's simply not true about the lunch hours. You are entitled to morning, lunch and afternoon breaks no matter what, even for contractors !

My team is hiring so PM me if you want to know anything else !

What are the car park facilities like for Citigroup in the IFSC, Dublin? Cheers

Jbubs

I work there currently. Parking only for svp or higher. So you'd be looking at paying 6 euro a day for parking in connelly station or jury's or taking your chances on sheriff street

Begz

Jbubs wrote: »

I work there currently. Parking only for svp or higher. So you'd be looking at paying 6 euro a day for parking in connelly station or jury's or taking your chances on sheriff street

Nice one! Thanks for the info :-) In your opinion as a current employee....What are they like to work for? Starting soon!

Jbubs

Well I'm there 10 years this year, started when I was 23 with zero experience. Gotten 5 promotions in that time. Honestly it depends on the department and team you are in. I was previously in a very busy role that at times required a good bit of overtime. It was a challenging role. But now I'm very much in a 9-5 role with very very little overtime which suits me cause I've a baby now. Be very easy to say they are terrible to work for but there are well over 2,000 people there so some good and some bad.

Begz

Thanks for the info!! Much appreciated!! You'll hear mixed reviews anywhere but as you said it depends on the team and also with over 2000 people that will happen!

What are the on-site facilities like in relation to food, and how much is the gym?

Jbubs

Not a gym bunny myself but think it's around 20 a month. Canteen is ok for breakfast but lunch not great. There is a small shop and coffee dock also. Plenty of places for lunch in the ifsc but they can be expensive

Begz

Always good to get some tips from current employees! Any other "pro's" of working at Citi?

MadGolfer72

Any update on Citi as an employer - I'm looking at a senior IT role in dublin. The tone of the thread seems overwhelmingly negative with a few exceptions

aaaaaaaahhhhhh

MadGolfer72 wrote: »

Any update on Citi as an employer - I'm looking at a senior IT role in dublin. The tone of the thread seems overwhelmingly negative with a few exceptions

Was thinking the same.
Have been offered a FT position here but having some second thoughts now as I am currently in FT work.

grahamor

MadGolfer72 wrote: »

Any update on Citi as an employer - I'm looking at a senior IT role in dublin. The tone of the thread seems overwhelmingly negative with a few exceptions

It totally depends which department you would be working in. I was in the main IT architecture dept 10 years ago and absolutely hated it, even finished my contract early.

I then returned to another department in 2012 and stayed for 4 years because i was working with a great team on exciting projects.

Find out as much as you can about the team and area you would be working in before you take things any further.

Linomanytsar

"It totally depends which department you would be working in. I was in the main IT architecture dept 10 years ago and absolutely hated it, even finished my contract early."

I have been offered a position in architecture at citibank, I have read this thread with great interest. Do you think things have progressed since then or more of the same.

I have options and citi is one of them but your view on architecture will be appreciated.

Teyla Emmagan

You never hear anything good about Citi. There's a reason they're always recruiting.

That's my super helpful tuppence.

Blanco100

Recently relocated to Dublin and have an interview next week with Citi can anyone let me know what the place is like to work?

aaaaaaaahhhhhh

As I posted the same question nearly a year ago, I'll give M2C

Will working for citi look good on your CV, Yes

Is it worth working the 12hr days, some weekends etc, no

As it is project based, you will be expected to work those hours as if you don't complete your part of the project, You are holding everyone else back.

Is there room to improve your skill set, yes plenty.

Is it a friendly place to work, no. There are no friends, no social culture etc. Sure there are loads of giving to the community, but dont expect to be meeting the lads for beers after work or anything.

Is it a backstabbing/blame-game culture, yes without a doubt. You will spend more time on calls trying to not have the finger pointed at you than actually dealing with scenarios

Have I improved in my industry since working there, yes

Finally, if you ask me today was it worth giving up the job I was in for Citi, No deffo not. You will eat/sleep/drink etc the job and nothing else.

This isnt to deter you from working there, just make sure your ready to work in a culture where your there to work and be expected to not converse with people and be on your own, you wont have friends in citi outside work, not that type of place.

St1mpMeister

aaaaaaaahhhhhh wrote: »

Is it worth working the 12hr days, some weekends etc, no

As it is project based, you will be expected to work those hours as if you don't complete your part of the project, You are holding everyone else back.

is that as a contractor or permanent?

Have you noticed contractors are treated any better, or better working conditions?

aaaaaaaahhhhhh

St1mpMeister wrote: »

is that as a contractor or permanent?

Have you noticed contractors are treated any better, or better working conditions?

Thats permanent.

As a contractor you're probably doubly expected to get things done because you're representing the contract company.

I've seen contractors come in at 8am and still be there at 10pm.

St1mpMeister

aaaaaaaahhhhhh wrote: »

I've seen contractors come in at 8am and still be there at 10pm.

overtime pay baby!

aaaaaaaahhhhhh

St1mpMeister wrote: »

overtime pay baby!

Donno about that.
As an employee there's none of that, could be different for contractors

Linomanytsar

Took the Citi job. So far so good. Decent understanding managers, remote working and the pay is decent.

The crap being described is not different from any other massive financial institution I have worked at, if you know how to handle the culture you will learn alot and you will pick up the necessary experience.

I don't see the office as a place to socialise and make friends, i do my thing and I walk away. So I may have a different view.

St1mpMeister

It sounds to me that it's like the sort of place you work if all other job opportunities you apply for fail, is that right?

Linomanytsar

St1mpMeister wrote: »

It sounds to me that it's like the sort of place you work if all other job opportunities you apply for fail, is that right?

Not necessarily, I had 4 offers on the table when I posted here. Salary was decent, benefits were better and I have a mantra, for a job to be meaningful either you applying and honing your skills or you learning something new or a measure of both otherwise you are wasting your time. In the 18 years I have been working, work colleagues will come and go, there will always be tossers who have god like complexes, you will get worked to the bone but your knowledge will always take you places.

I've worked for companies far worse than Citi but I can never deny the learnings I took from them regardless of the environment. Put it this way you could be working for one of the big consultancies who will extract every fibre of your being while making you think you are part of something great.

My two cents anyway....

wally1990

Linomanytsar wrote: »

Took the Citi job. So far so good. Decent understanding managers, remote working and the pay is decent.

The crap being described is not different from any other massive financial institution I have worked at, if you know how to handle the culture you will learn alot and you will pick up the necessary experience.

I don't see the office as a place to socialise and make friends, i do my thing and I walk away. So I may have a different view.

Enjoy it

I always say a job is what you make it

In general I worked with people who are so negative and would bring you down and moan about the company , job , people etc


I stay clear of these people or have minimum interaction

I do my job
I take pride in my job and most importantly I try to enjoy / take an interest in what I do and I find my job is much better which the right perspective

Such a small thing but it’s means a lot

Plasandrunt

Hi so I have an interview for a Operations Role with Citi coming up. First interview is a Video call I presume there will be follow up interviews if I'm successful? I've heard interviews are competency based is that correct?

Does anyone have an an idea of the current salary bands from avp and above?