As a manager I saw the termination for more than 10 women in wealth business director level or above and no men were considered for the restructuring. This was not result based. When they send the JOB Restructuring package they include age but not gender as most women are being laid off.
Here’s a legendary Citi story: A male MD known for bullying called a female peer an expletive in a team meeting. A complaint was filed; it was investigated and confirmed to be true. But the complainant was told that he “was misunderstood / didn’t mean it.” It was later confirmed by a colleague who had…
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,…
Employment attorney who saw the Forbes article and thought a primer on how forced arbitration works might be useful. Forced arbitration has long been one of the most effective tools corporations use to keep workplace misconduct out of public view. Employees are required to resolve disputes in private proceedings that limit discovery, restrict transparency, and…
I raised concerns with Citi’s Employee Relations about the circumstances of my layoff. I had been eliminated as part of what the bank characterized as a reorganization. I did not accept that characterization. The pattern I observed and reported was the systematic elimination of experienced employees that a senior manager in the Consumer Bank’s risk…
I worked for a small firm that was bought last year by a large bank. During the transition period, I was informed that my title and responsibilities would be “changing.” I was then demoted from an Associate back to an Analyst and told this was a policy that was “standard” and “would apply across the…
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…