Story 192

When corporate mandates meet executive privilege Despite Citi’s company-wide push to end reliance on consultants and contractors, ERM Tech & Data leadership secured a free-pass to keep external spending alive. Instead of investing in internal talent, budget was funneled to Big Four consultants (with a clear bias toward specific national networks) to drive strategy, at…

I have absolutely no idea who is behind this site but from the bottom of my heart – thank you. The most recent editorial note is beyond critical for all to know and is foundational a tremendous part of the systemic problems at hand that absolutely require a call to action. If this story is…

To Story 215, Citi knows regulators don’t care because of who is in the White House. I also think its C-suite – especially Jane – gets off on the desperation and sadness in these stories; in their mind, anyone who doesn’t like the place simply isn’t up to snuff. I do, however, think it makes…

A consulting partner with an active engagement at the firm I worked for propositioned me for an affair. He fantasized about my neck. When I asked about his wife and kids, he was undeterred and said he wanted to keep them. I was being used as an object, and apparently I was supposed to feel…

Public Service Announcement – The Severance Trap: What Wall Street Hopes You Don’t Know Severance agreements aren’t neutral documents. They’re surrender agreements drafted by armies of corporate lawyers to strip you of your voice and legal rights. My advice to anyone facing termination: * Do not sign anything immediately. You’re in shock and financially vulnerable—that’s…

Important story in the Financial Times today about the weaponization of Citi’s CSIS department. “CSIS’s stated goal is to “to protect the employees, assets, information, integrity and reputation of Citi and its clients”. But in interviews with the FT, current and former employees questioned how the unit is deployed and whether it places the bank’s…