My daughter forwarded me the article about this site from efinancialcareers.com. I just wanted to drop a note providing my support for what these courageous women are doing. She has spoken for years about the double standard of professional conduct that women are held to, but it sounds like Citi’s HR department doesn’t even try to hide their bias. Brava, ladies! You have truth on your side. Keep going.
*Dear Moderator, I am hopeful you can publish unredacted since this is a matter of public record.* I am Julia Carreon’s childhood bestfriend of 43 years. She is fighting a very public battle with Citi, alleging that its weaponized HR department gaslit and framed her in an investigation that was over-reaching and one-sided. I am…
It’s sad to say but all common pattern you listed here are so true and happened to me in a major financial institution: 1) not equal base pay with men 2) pay reduction by 40% during maternity leave year while being on leave only for 4 months 3) HR system is weaponised, I saw as…
Dear Story 335, I, too, am a regular reader. It seems likely, from the breadth of stories, that Citi’s independent risk functions may be compromised. Similar concerns have been raised in the past about other institutions. For example, regulators found that a lack of independence of control functions contributed to the issues at Wells Fargo…
The Government Contractor Shield Citi invoked government contractor status to mandate COVID vaccines — a legally and politically contentious decision that affected every employee globally. It was framed as compliance obligation rather than corporate choice. The message being: our hands are tied by our relationship with the government. Then when the Trump administration dismantled DEI…
The examples shared are not surprising. My experience in Citi is similar. HR is weaponized to squash anyone speaking up. They train us to speak up, contact Ethics or HR and when you do everything is used against you. Before going to HR, I talked to a lawyer and was very prepared for what HR…
To the person/group who started this website, a very big and heartfelt thank you for providing us with a safe platform to tell the truth without having to worry about ramifications and/or retribution. Despite having a safe platform to voice all the injustices, there are still those who rather remain silent and with my entry,…