Story #84 – I resonate with your story so deeply. I’m truly sorry you’re still enduring this nightmare. You’re not alone in it, even if it feels that way every day.
This is the painful flip side we don’t talk about enough: when women in power mimic the worst traits of the boys’ club—ego, bullying, refusal to support others—to cling to their status. It doesn’t make the discrimination less real; it makes the betrayal cut deeper.
I am sharing this anonymously because, even now, speaking openly still feels risky. Early in my career, when I was junior and still finding my footing, I became involved with a much more senior colleague—a Managing Director in the Commercial Bank. At the time, I wasn’t even at AVP level. Looking back, the power imbalance…
I worked at a finance firm as a Vice President for over 9 years. When a new senior VP joined the company, he openly described himself as someone who ran the“old boys club,” even saying so in a team meeting. Although we disagreed at times, I remained professional. Over time, he began singling me out,…
What does not surprise me is that it’s Citi. What does surprise me is that it’s Citi US. I started my career at Citi in India, in a back-office team supporting global investment banking operations. Interestingly, I wasn’t even aware it was a back-office role because that was never mentioned in the job description. The…
Citi and the Peter Principle: Cronyism over Competence 1. The “Golden Child” Relocation: Optics vs. ROI The erosion of meritocracy began with a glaring misuse of corporate resources: the relocation of a junior employee from Ireland to the US. Despite having no background in Tech, Data, or People Management, she was installed as a Director…
Politicians: Live your life in such a way that millions of people don’t celebrate your death. Executives: Live your life in such a way that you don’t need to hide the fact that you impregnated your wife while she was married to someone else.
I was told by a man on the Wealth management work floor he wanted to kiss my lips and he wanted to sit on my lap. This is in a Private Bank in a major financial hub in Asia. I have seen and heard Market Heads in Wealth management in Private Banks at MD level…