Story 308
To story 307, I went through the exact same in another group, we are not liars or crazy. With all the proof in the world, HR will never ever investigate anything. In my case a lawyer got involved and I managed to leave on my own, but everything else is the same playbook. In my first meeting with the lawyer, they told me step by step how things happened as they had seen it all before: the isolation, stripped responsibilities, bad performance, different standards than colleagues. I also felt the awkwardness of colleagues I had gone to lunch with and worked very well together. It was very lonely, but it is part of the game HR play in Citi.
I had enough proof to go to court and HR would just ignore it, say the opposite of what’s clearly written and gaslight me. When things weren’t written down, they would 100% believe the manager and ignore me as I had no written proof. Vague comments and no proof produced by my manager was trusted over written messages.
Look, I moved on, all this is in the past, but never forgotten. I learned a lot and it made me a better person that will never be part of these games. I hope you are okay too.