Been with Citi a long time and it’s honestly heartbreaking how things have changed. Loyalty doesn’t mean anything anymore. People who gave everything are being pushed aside like they’re nothing. If you’re here, keep your options open.
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@OP This is $hitibank:
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/frustrated-employees-revealing-red-flags-031602712.html
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"We Lost Amazing People All The Time Because Of It": 22 Subtle Red Flags People Wish They'd Noticed About Their Jobs Much, Much Sooner
Megan Liscomb Sun, August 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM EDT
If you've ever had a truly toxic job, you can probably look back and see that some of the red flags were hiding in plain sight. Recently, people on Reddit called out the problems in their jobs that are obvious once you know how to spot them, and they're so right. Here are some of the top comments:
1."The state of the kitchen and dishwasher. If stuff is stacked up for someone else to wash and put away, the work will be the same."
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—AnthonyB263
2."Constant frantic rush jobs mask a dysfunctional system. In the panic to get things done, it's easy to ask, 'So why is this a rush job in the first place?' It means a lack of planning or a sales guy who overpromised."
"I've been in advertising for 35 years. And I've had an agency for 30 of those years. With the exception of a client's building burning down, any rush job means that someone, somewhere, didn't do his or her job.
So if an account executive wound up having a rush job, he or she wasn't allowed to blithely make the request and then go home for the night. Instead, if the creative team was staying late, the account executive had to stay late too. Amazing how that cut down on rush jobs."
—AnybodySeeMyKeys
"I worked for longer than I should have at a place where there were so many 'emergencies' that were caused by someone else not doing their job. When everything is an emergency, nothing is an emergency."
—suspiciousknitting
3."The turnover rate."
"Definitely. You can't have a great business if your employees are miserable."
—Floofygoodness
"Not to mention, if the turnover rate is high, there's no stability. It usually takes anywhere from six months to a year for a person at a new job to actually become comfortable and good at their job. With high turnover, it's basically the blind leading the blind."
—HorrorSmile3088
4."Luxury amenities. If they have cool things like video games, that means they want you to live in the office and not play those video games."
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—Objective_Option5570
5."Always understaffed. I'm dealing with this at my current job. So to compensate, they are doing forced overtime, and some of us are working 70 or 80 hours a week. "
—HorrorSmile3088
"'Fast-paced' is just code for 'we can’t be bothered to properly staff our place of employment.'"
—Damn_Dog_Inappropes
6."How fast people’s smiles disappear when the boss walks in."
—Acceptable_Tear_1865
"Or how fast fake smiles are plastered on."
—TheQuakeMaster
7."The 'We’re Hiring' sign is always up."
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—BreadfruitOk6160
8."When you are told, 'We want you to hit the ground running.' I’ve experienced that as them providing little training or wanting to put in any real effort because they are perpetually busy. You are on your own to figure it out."
—InformalTrainer3190
"Oh, that's my job. This translates to 'training is provided through disciplinary action only.'
You know, you don't do a thing you're supposed to do. You only find out for the first time you were supposed to do that thing when you're getting a write-up and an unpaid suspension. Very common bullsh-t."
—13thmurder
9."Management is hired from outside instead of from experienced people within the company."
—PaganGuyOne
"I've had countless highly overpaid 'unicorns' as my new boss come in for about two years: here is the exact order of operation: first 6-9 months meet with folks, 'listen' and do nothing. Next 6-9 months, change a few things, for the sake of changing things. Final 6-9 months, look for another even higher-paying job elsewhere on the company dime. Leave. (Do they teach this sh-t in business school?)
Finally, the cycle of these dudes ended, and they promoted the smartest, most hardworking lady in our group to run the group. No wasted time meeting folks or causing chaos, just doing her old work and her new work."
—Chance-Travel4825
10."If you drive past the office after hours and see that the lights are on and the parking lot is half full."
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—M4gs314
11."Coworkers who immediately and aggressively want to be your best friend just so they can sabotage you in a variety of ways. I've seen it a million times with my own employees. I know you can make great friends at work, but there's also this. Be careful with your personal info."
—Floofygoodness
"It's not just the drama that goes down in a space you spend 40 hours a week with people. Some of them mine your personal information to wield it against you. Every innocent remark is potential fodder, every boundary drawn is a slight, and there are no rules when you think there are rules. Some people see social interaction as a zero-sum competition."
—godfreybobsley
12."We're like a family here."
—PracticalPrepper
"Whenever I hear this, I think of family as in Goodfellas or The Sopranos. They will not hesitate to whack/fire you if they no longer find you useful."
—YounomsayinMawfk
"Or even worse, they're literally a family. As in, everybody is related to each other, and if you're not a family member, you ain't never getting promoted."
—celiacsunshine
13."Extremely aged and worn-out office furniture. If they aren’t willing to pay for a new chair, you can bet they will be cutting corners at every possible opportunity."
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—Average-crisis
"Don’t forget the bathroom! The men’s room at the last place I worked for consistently had at least one toilet and one urinal out of order, and they could go months without calling in a plumber. Invariably, one fixture would break just a few weeks later, and then you’re playing the waiting game all over again."
—Violoner
14."Consistently denying promotions due to 'time in role.' I hear it time and time again at my company. People overperform far outside their role requirements consistently, but if they aren’t working in that role for a minimum of two years, they will automatically be denied a promotion. We lose amazing people all the time because of this."
—warmvegetables
"There's a shocking number of people who think that promotions should be entirely decided by seniority, and an even more shocking number of businesses that do it that way."
—pollyp0cketpussy
15."If they proudly say 'everyone here wears multiple hats,' just know you'll be expected to juggle five jobs and get paid for half of one."
—Original_Upstairs409
16."Companies that claim to offer unlimited PTO. There’s always a limit, but they wait until you're on board to tell you about the department standard. I won’t be falling for that again."
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—jeweldnile
"As you might imagine, unlimited PTO is for their benefit, not yours. It means that you don’t accrue PTO, which saves them the debt on their books. It also means that you can’t carry over PTO year to year, and critically, you’re not paid out for unused PTO on termination."
—Jonny-Propaganda
17."If your manager doesn't know how to do the job you do, they will never be able to justify whether you are doing your job correctly or incorrectly. No matter how skilled or not skilled you are, their opinion of your work will come from a place of ignorance."
—Ozzimo
18."Not being upfront about wages. This is info that should be contained in the job advertisement, but frequently is left out because the employer wants applicants who 'aren't just focused on money.' This is a bullsh-t power game to get job seekers to jump through hoops before even revealing whether the pay is adequate. Tip to employers: People work to make money — it's not a character flaw. Playing silly games like this just wastes everyone's time."
—duggan0005
19."The speed of the hiring process. If you're being offered a job immediately after one interview, it means they don't have much of a screening process and are probably just desperate for anyone to work there. I worked for a company that didn't have a formal HR department to handle interviewing/hiring, and it was pretty much a 50-50 chance that a new employee would last more than a couple of months."
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"Going through multiple rounds of interviews can feel tedious and annoying, but it's good to know a company is doing its due diligence."
—spartacat_12
20."Circling back to the same thing every week, with the plan of action being to circle back to the same thing next week. You know it's not gonna happen and you're just pretending to be working on it."
—budgetboarvessel
21."Cliques, gossip, and back stabbing. When you first hire on, everyone is so nice and pleasant, but as time goes on, you start to catch your coworkers talking cr-p about each other or even yourself."
—DocAnabolic1
22.And finally, "Where the employee culture is to not take your breaks, and if you do, your coworkers think you are not taking the job seriously or feel inconvenienced by your 15-minute absence."
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—Persephone_darkside
@OP I’m with you OP. No it’s not the norm in business but I worked for them at a time it existed and the work culture was still positive. Now, not so much.
I still display my citibank tattoo proudly. I am here to stay! Go Citi!!!
Sorry. When and where did loyalty exist in the workplace? Never. We look out for ourselves and don't expect any company to everyone appreciate your years of service or your dedication.
Totally understand the heartbreak—it's tough. But this is the culture in the U.S.—business comes first, always. It’s not personal, just strategy.
For those of us from other countries, it’s a hard shift.
Focus on building you—your skills, your brand, your options. That’s the real loyalty.
There is no such thing as loyalty. Never has been. Not with any employer - at least, not for non-revenue generating. Cost centers are played around with all the time unless there's some regulatory stuff that needs to be addressed. And even then, as soon as that has ended, the cuts start. See what's happening at Wells Fargo.
Never stay at one place for more than 3-4 years u less you have the best boss in the world. There's a saying - a rolling stone never gathers moss. Stick to that principle