More layoffs? PIPs? Something else they can think of to get rid of us?
Severance package for 2025 layoffs in the UK?
Hey, has anyone got information about the redundancy package for people in the UK? I heard that enhanced package was given during 2023/2024 but not sure if it has remained the same for 2025? Thank you.
How to get laid off?
Real question: how does one get laid off? Are they taking volunteers? Have you heard of anyone volunteering and getting a package? What level of mgmt would be the one to ask?
Any of your work impacted by the China 3500 people layoff? Is your job in danger because of it?
As the title suggested. What if you one is working on your project as all your team were in China but you are based in the US, will this put your job in danger? Thank you.
Layoff layoff layoff
You get a layoff, you get a layoff, we all know this place is a $#!+ show. I and other have be warning about pending layoffs now here it is china has been affected. Next is US. Jim Ryan's Ryanstones is doing the only he knows, layoff like he did at... — read more
I find it funny when people say execs have no idea what they're doing
They know exactly what they're doing - they're just playing a different game than we are. Their bonuses depend on short-term stock bumps, not long-term health. Why would they care about the company's future when they'll be gone before the... — read more
Citi to cut 3,500 tech jobs in China
Citi to cut 3,500 tech jobs in China in global revamp - https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/citi-cut-3500-technology-jobs-china-part-global-revamp-2025-06-05/ Furthermore, The layoffs in China come as Citi continues to work through a... — read more
What's the latest on cuts?
Somebody must know something about what's happening.
I'm constantly drained
My motivation and energy are completely gone. Working here is starting to take a serious toll on my health and it’s not even about the workload. It’s the constant toxicity that wears me down day after day. If Citi actually wants to retain people... — read more
Its Secret Don't tell any one...
MDs Secrect meeting messages to Directors. Directors secrect meeting message to SVPs. "This is the place of Innovation and transparency"
Is citi in hiring freeze?
Someone from inside could share something?
I hate this place
How long do we have to deal with "promotions" based on who you drink with, not what you deliver? We just got another one of those, and now the whole team’s fixing his mistakes. Its infuriating. How many times will we repeat this before someone admits... — read more
What's up with this change freeze?
We are in a 10 day change freeze, any idea why?
Why Hiring H1/ H4s when college grads are not getting jobs
Why is citi hiring contractors from H1s and obsolete H4 visa people when college grads are not getting g jobs . Please probe you recent hires and contractors hired from subvendors. Please hire recent college hires fresh from College . They do better... — read more
Fear is the fuel of this banks progress.
This company manages out of fear. If you’re not working extra extra hard, you may get on the list. So always put in long hours. Never take a break. You know layoffs are coming. Prove you’re hardcore by working working working long hours. — read more
Zscaler
Are they using Zscaler as a way to get rid of employees?
The AI conundrum.
If you have true AI and not just a beefed up chatbot or search engine, but true AI that’s geared toward problem solving, how do you effective put up safeguards and checks and balances to keep it from making PII and account information public? AI... — read more
Former CITI CTO writes a book
JA wrote a book on being a CTO: https://amplifypublishinggroup.com/product/nonfiction/professional-and-technical/the-creative-cto/
End of July
Big layoffs.
June layoff is starting?
NY office is reducing headcount. Anyone is impacted?
Renaming org laid off (again)
(.cont) Lonnnnnng backlog with all the org updates and now nobody left to do the updates. The next tranche is already due http://www.citibank.com/emeaservicecenter/hungary/our-organizations/cti.htm Like my husbands painting, by the time he finishes... — read more
anyone notice pc is slow
Anyone notice the vdi is lagging
Citi Transformation is a joke!
There are +6000 employees supporting Citi current transformation effort. Its slow and Citi has over hired. Now Citi wants their employees to leave on their own! Citi is moving backwards. Agree with me?
Please give us an explanation continue to contribute to Citi !
I m seeing my interns became rockstar after I taught Her a few excel formulas and a few reports. I m seeing whoever I trained to be managers and whatever difficult project I took over became an easy click. What my employer is looking for? Work... — read more
Selective enforcement RTO in NY office is based on favorism?
We are currently in selectively RTO enforcement but half of my group do not need to comply! What is the standard of selective? One colleague I know never came back in office, offline most time and got promoted to director then switched to most... — read more
Opinion Based Risk Management
Get rid of Jane! Seems to be everyone's solution. It would likely end up with more of the same; with a mandatory return to office being the new CEO's solution. If I could point to 1 thing that could easily improve our company it's moving away from... — read more
Jane's is at the core of Citi's problems
Jane joined Citi 20 years ago, right before the sub-prime crisis. She has been a major leader working closely with many of the worst CEOs in Citi's history. It is a crime that Jane is still Citi's CEO. She gave herself huge salary raises over the... — read more
Would you join Wellsfargo?
Is Wellsfargo your dream company?
One Extra WFH Day? That’s the Big Thank You
No one seems to be talking about the so-called “Employee Appreciation Week” perk: one additional day of working from home. Gee, thanks, Citi! And HR is trying to spin this as something amazing — as if gaining back one hour of commute time is a huge... — read more
Recent Finance layoffs
Will there be another round coming?
RTO mandate 3 days in NY office unfair exemption!
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
Citi China mass redundancy
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
It’s contingents turn.
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
Enough with the "fresh takes"
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
Hiring Freeze
Immediate hiring freeze due to upcoming re-org 🧐
Both blue collar and white collar jobs will be affected by AI.
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
Learned a valuable lesson
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
Where is my colleague
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?