Story 84

Leadership Rewards Harassment and Misconduct

A senior manager with a long history of bullying, harassment and discriminatory behavior manipulated capital reporting numbers, traded career advancement for inappropriate relationships with male colleagues, orchestrated layoffs to eliminate witnesses and competition, and took credit for their work.

When this behavior was reported, leadership buried the well-documented complaints and kept this person employed.

The protecting business head was recently named CFO of Citi.

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