Story 204

I noticed the submission describing HR pressure on managers to terminate employees in ways that avoided paying severance. I believe a major publication investigated this practice at Citi and ultimately did not run the story because of *obvious* pressure from the company, despite evidence suggesting it was widespread. Perhaps this will encourage said-publication to pick…

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…

Citi’s HR tactics are so inhumane I considered taking my own life. It’s been almost six years and I will never be the same. It’s hard to describe and impossible to understand if you haven’t lived its unique horror. I don’t know how the board lets this go on. It’s a disgrace.

As a longtime Citi private bank employee, who cannot believe what I’ve witnessed over the past five+ years, I’d like to share a little story: In 2020, as Jane Fraser was being named CEO, she moved quickly to reshape the firm. One of her earliest calls was to merge two internal wealth businesses into a…

Sexual harassment allegations in the Private banking sector of a leading Asian financial hub that enables Family office setups is increasingly portrayed as evidence of systemic protection for those in power. Survivors and advocacy groups allege that law enforcement, regulatory bodies, and other authorities have suppressed complaints for too long to safeguard institutional standing and…

My female relative worked at Citi as a managing director. When she was hired, she was filled with excitement and eagerness to make an impactful improvement within her division. When accepting the job offer at Citi, her hope was the culture would be making at least an effort to shift away from the “good old…