Story 252

I am a VP based in Florida with Citi. This is my first “real” job out of college. Last year, I filed an HR complaint after noticing that my annual review had been changed from neutral / positive-ish to decidedly negative, after I had acknowledged it. I was shocked. I included screen shots of before and after pictures of what had happened with written details of the conversations with my supervisor. It has been almost five months and my complaint has not been acknowledged. I am deeply distressed and feel like there is no where to turn. I don’t understand how a company could be so cruel to its employees nor do I get why they do it. Wouldn’t productivity be better if they treated us with basic respect? I also do not understand how it gets away with employment practices that are plainly illegal.

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