The numbers don’t lie. Promos used to be held at no more than 2.5% of staff. This year it’s less than 0.9% for all of foundational services. CTS has 3800+ employees and are getting 34 promos. Assume it won’t be layoffs next, it will be people... — read more
Moving internally
What is the waiting period before one can move?
Self evaluation
When do self evaluation need to be completed? Are they worth spending time on?
Citi Wealth managing President Trump money
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-02/trump-wealth-once-spurned-by-banks-finds-new-home-at-citigroup?embedded-checkout=true
Last quarter RIF
Hope all ready for the upcoming October-December RIF.
China work visa
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/01/china/china-k-visa-backlash-intl-hnk
New Hire Starting Date In Jan 2026
I got an offer letter yesterday and they just pushed the start date of all external hires to Jan 2026. WTF? Looks like a way to fudge their headcount numbers
Upcoming layoffs
Probably multiple locations and sectors including technology may be impacted not just HCOL
Fighting Back Against Citi Corrupt Practices
I've been following the discussions here closely and noticed some concerning comments about moderators, allegedly connected to Citi removing truthful posts from this site. If these claims are true, it's a serious attempt to suppress the truth. My... — read more
My Two Cents on Citi Layoffs
The way Citi is handling layoffs is beyond disrespectful. Getting a random unexpected call saying your position is eliminated, with no clarity on severance, is barbaric. The uncertainty is hanging over those still working, waiting for their turn... — read more
Next 2 weeks
Coming soon…….
Just in
Mega layoffs before Dec.
Data Town Hall
Anyone here attended it? Was it any good? Anything important discussed?
Citi giving $80BN assets to Blackrock for management
So earlier this month, it was announced that Citi is giving BlackRock $80BN assets for them to manage, and in the process, will be taking some CIM portfolio managers with them as BlackRock employees. I guess Citi is ultimately trying to get rid of... — read more
Timelines for hiring
Fellow Citi bankers, I completed two round of interviews for a C13 role at Citi. I got a request to upload my photo onto workday. I did that about 4 days ago. How long does it usually take to HR to come back to me with the offer after the photo... — read more
Citigroup Expands India Tech Workforce After China Job Cuts
Citigroup has relocated nearly 1,000 tech jobs to India following 3,500 layoffs in China. With AI adoption and skilled Indian teams, the bank strengthens its GCCs, creating new opportunities and making India a key hub for global banking... — read more
What is the notice requirement for internal transfer?
Code of Conduct does not mention it.
C14,C15,C16 who do not contribute more than C13 in Finance back office are still kept for a reason?
Can Senior management tell us why you keep individual contributors C15 who are newly transferred to new assignment who ha no background? They are newly transferred starters and less value than C13 but paid too high
Recent layoff in Risk, Irving site
Does anyone have any update? I haven't received any message so far. Finger crossed.
Finance NAM being hit hard
It’s going down now mainly c13 and c14. As I posted earlier this month.
When will it be TTS turn for layoffs?
Ive read 9/24 is a round of layoffs but I have also heard February Q1 after makor restructuring is done from Fishbowl. When will it be TTS turn?
H1B post keep disappearing, why?
It seems like H1B visa posts keep getting purged from this site. What is it that makes the moderator nervous about it?
For OCC and FRB
Let’s discuss what OCC and FRB should be made aware of.
Is it true?
https://www.newsweek.com/h1-b-visa-program-fee-trump-requirements-2132718
Mini Rant: Every single town hall or all hands meeting in the past five years could have been an email.
Now, what a fu--ing waste of everyone's time - also, powerpoint lides make it much worse.
Is data fixed?
Been away from $hitty bank for over a year now. Someone please update me on data improvement. Are we fixing issues and in the right direction or taken a step back for a decade.
Citi's London office overhaul costs hit $1.5 billion
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/citis-london-office-overhaul-costs-hit-15-billion-2025-09-14
Is this board independent?
Have observed they delete comments or posts that present the ugly truth. Then the question becomes is this a paid board to spy on current and or former employees? Why delete the post/comments that highlight the truth.
Constant layoffs
Citi has turned into a never-ending layoff machine. If it's not a major round, it's surgical cuts, removing a few people here and there so most don't notice. It’s like Groundhog Day but with pink slips. These days, every time I see a 1:1 on my... — read more
It is June 2026 and we rocked
It is June 2026 and following happened. 1) industry leader in Risk Management with sophisticated AI capabilities 2) All data domains fully operational with 0% data quality issues 3) Best in class straight through data processing capabilities 4)... — read more
AI take over
Forty seven humans fired from hagerstown maryland. No longer needed due to the A.I taking over our jobs.
Layoffs confirmed jersey city North America
I just got let go in a zoom call with 30 others from North America mainly jersey city.
Sep layoffs update
Confirmed some NY layoffs Sep last day! Tampa, TX update?
Swearing is allowed and supported
Wow check it out https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/andy-sieg-citi-sarcasm
Jane pumping stock price?
Jane is giving speeches /interviews on greener grass for M&A deals that is yet to come and stock price is ticking up. Is this some sort of a scheme to get price up, exercise option and then exit the bank?