Story 9
At one point I was discussing with my line manager and HR to upgrade a role under me by hiring someone externally to replace an internal veteran. Given the long tenured contributions by the internal veteran, I want to be respectful and thoughtful to find her a role that would suit her. Instead HR was quick to say we would figure a way to push her out without severance. I repeat – HR was musing how to get rid of a 30-year employee who has been loyal, diligent and well liked, WITHOUT a fair and just treatment. In case anyone is wondering, the employee in question is a woman of Hispanic heritage and foreign born from South America.
Later, I watched as too many talented women executives were pushed in the same way. I should have seen it coming when it was my turn. A white male with real HR violations can walk away with a seven-figure compensation whilst a diverse women with a solid – or in Citi’s words “brilliant,” performance is terminated without appropriate justification and without a penny.