Thread regarding Citigroup Inc. / Citibank / Citi layoffs

The problem remains. Innovation is needed not necessarily sweeping layoffs.

From another post but true all the same. Copy\paste job below.

“What have you got Jane to lead us into the light”
“I’m the first Citi female CEO”
“Yeah, we know that, so what are your plans to bring in revenue”
“We’ve increased hiring, necessary or not to have a more diverse, inclusive environment”
“Ok, well how does that bring in the money?”
“We just promoted more minorities into management”
“We are concerned about the company balance sheet”
“I just gave myself a raise to match what other male CEO make”
“What plans are being done to raise the stock price?”
“I’m having my people scrub internal documents to appease the safe space people”

I’m betting the board sees all this and they are very concerned that there is no true vision or plan.

The past 1 year:
JPM stock up 14%
C stock down -30% (that’s a negative)

Overall the C stock is down -38% since Jane took over. You can pull this information up yourself.
As one posted said: “In order to beat the competition you need to: 

a.) provide a service or product that is UNIQUE that your competition does not have
AND\
OR

b.) provide a service or product that is BETTER than your competition.

If you don’t do at least one of these things then don’t expect the doors to burst open with people willing to give you their money.” - -which is true post.

Instead of focusing on “a” or “b” above all she’s seem to do is focus on molding the company to fit her vision of diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI). I’ve seen footage of 4 public interviews with Jane, when asked a question she always maneuvered the conversation back to DEI as if she had no other plan, just that and that alone.

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In 3 to 5 years Citi will be merged with JPMorgan Chase or Wells Fargo. Citi is De@d Man Walking. It's a zombie "bank" like HSBC and Wells.

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Post ID: @abxa+1pIubTxX

Some of you are so petty. Haha. Go write your resume and leave instead of crying on an anonymous internet forum.

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Post ID: @8uvz+1pIubTxX

Everyone on my team is worried, non-motivated and looking elsewhere.

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Post ID: @8mzh+1pIubTxX

That's a good one. Janetopia. LOL ! Another is Janevana as in Nirvana being reached, or maybe. The Only peer Citi can truly compare itself to is another dog "bank" with similar and equally serious problems is Wells Fargo, NOT the banks Citi aspires to become, JPMorganChase, Goldman, BofA, Morgan Stanley. It figures the end of 1Q2024 March 31, 2024 is when the remaining employees will know they still have a job. This is actually on April 1, 2024 April Fool's Day, so fitting for the joke "bank", Citi.

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Post ID: @7wer+1pIubTxX

Even if Janetopia is reached with this reorg, I’m not certain Citi can innovate. The overhead of procedures to make even the simplest of changes and the paralysis of employees to act on decisions makes it a Herculean task to pull Citi to be on-par with their peers.

Top that with the abrasive environment that frowns on outside opinions, new to Citi employees bringing in fresh ideas will leave.

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Post ID: @6heu+1pIubTxX

time to votenher out

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Post ID: @6bot+1pIubTxX

She was a token hire, and this is what token hires do (create constant buzzword campaigns and virtue signaling exercises), because they never have any actual experience doing the job they were hired for.

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Post ID: @3epw+1pIubTxX

Well said @jjr+1pIubTxX. Completely agree.

Also this are the exact words I’ve been looking for to describe Citi’s absrasive culture: Working at Citi, you almost feel like "the Bank" actively hates it's employees.

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Post ID: @vas+1pIubTxX

wow - @vqu+1pIubTxX your response was the most childish thing on this thread. Not sure what was bigotry out of the OP. I think they pose some valid points summarized by saying that a focus on DEI isnt a business strategy. Is it good corporate citizenry? Absolutely, but during a time when the bank is SEVERELY underperforming, having it be your #1 platform, going as far as to carry witch hunts to root out any actual or perceived anti inclusive behaviour or comments is a step too far. At best, its an unnecessary distraction when a franchise is struggling to hit goals. Working at Citi, you almost feel like "the Bank" actively hates it's employees. There is a different in living by a principal (which successful banks have done) and having DEI be an INITIATIVE, which ends up being anti-inclusive to huge cohorts of employees.

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Post ID: @jjr+1pIubTxX

Can your source your quotes?

Also, when were any of us forced to work here? No one is chaining you to a desk. Leave?

Could do with getting rid of you and the other bigots who feel hard done by because you are a white man.

Grow up.

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Post ID: @vqu+1pIubTxX

Our operations burns money. Tech, HR, and compliance are so bloated with uneducated, political managers, it's a struggle to move the ship in any direction that will position the firm to have a competitive advantage any time soon. Then, risk management, info sec, policy/compliance lock everything down if there's any risk, but fail to consider the opportunity cost - a fundamental of business that gets tossed out at Citi. Jayne is willing to make big changes by cutting people, but so far, looks like she's just repeating the same problem that we're already in.

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