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2/2 This is the second story I am submitting. The first one related to a senior executive at Citi who told his assistant to tell me his budget was not approved after I would not perform a sexual act, while he propositioned me as we were working on a board deck. He still holds an…

At Citi, I requested an Ethics investigation and submitted a lot of documentation in support of my claims. When the investigator called me, she did not engage with the submitted documentation. They stuck with narrative — as if they had chosen not to look at specific aspects to avoid surfacing any uncomfortable truths. The complaint…

The USCC bully is finally being called out. It is unfortunate that it took this long for this leadership behavior to receive attention. If this is the individual I believe it is, these concerns are not new—they have been a consistent theme since she joined two years ago. Her leadership style has been rooted in…

The same toxic leadership and HR playbook exists at Northern Trust. I hope this site gains traction across the industry.

I am a woman working in management consulting and previously worked in front office at CIBC. An MD and ED on our team pressured juniors to accompany them to strip clubs. I felt uncomfortable and shared my thoughts with peers but it fell on deaf ears. It was widely perceived that those who complied received…

Performance reviews are calibrated to predetermined promotion and layoff outcomes for use in potential legal cases – not measure employees’ actual contributions, performance and skills. They are weaponized to document Management’s favorites – not to be fair or give equal opportunity. HR buries reports about problematic managers, they can only “offer training” to address problematic…