Is every unit like a sweatshop or am I just in the wrong one?

I'm an IC and ever since I started I'm rushing the entire 8 hours to submit work with very agressive deadlines. Not only do I have my 8 hour job that everyone in my team has but I'm supposed to take care of other items that I've calculated would take me about an extra 4 hours. I literally can only fulfill about 75% of my expected workload in 8 hours with being stressed and "running" like a chicken without a head all day and ending with a terrible headache. I've never had productivity issues in my entire career and have always been seen as one of the top most productive. My brain has grown numb, and yeah I honestly feel fear for my job because according to these metrics I'm not being as productive as they want. On top of that I have to deal with websites that are extremely slow to respond. And then add all of the business expectations of going above and beyond, be a leader, looking for extra projects to work on because daily activities means nothing and unending number of meetings from all layers of my organization.

Is this how every unit is being treated due to the restructuring or am I just in a terrible one?

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My one is an a--hole, I converted to IC and my life is he-l

Not the case everywhere. I have about 3-4 hours of work a day including meetings. And know many people in the same boat.

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Is that the equivalent of "do you work on your free time or off time"?

I heard that too. no one else is doing that, from what I heard in PBWM. When its 5pm log out.

However, if its fun and enjoyable and makes resume look good then keep it up.

Best of luck to all

This is the norm. There is a running joke in our department that after you attend meetings and jot down deliverables all day, you do your work on your own time.

You’re being set up to fail. This will make it easier for them to write you up and let you go without severance. Many people are facing the same issue. The reorganization did not make much sense and ended up being a display of disorganization on the part of management. Citi is in a very vulnerable position and only seems to get weaker by the day. Consent order work is at its worst. Already rejected by the regulators once and will be rejected again due to policy rewrites being done in house without the help from the enterprise. Nobody knows what to do or how. As a result the bank will be downgraded and then chipped off in pieces to sell. That is lame Jane’s objective. Her narcissistic boring town halls touting strength and doing the right things are nothing more than propaganda. Stay clear and jump ship if you can!

No, I work in risk and workload is way less than 8 hours a day on average. It depends on the team. On the other hand, some teams work harder, but they get paid much more than we do. It is a trade-off. But in general, my view is if you do not bring home at least 50% bonus at the end of the year anything more than couple of hours of work performed day on average is not worth it.

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