My manager at Citi (very visible MD in the U.S. within a critical professional advisory global function) would often call my peer female colleagues b!#che$ and c@nt$. Those exact words. And basically rip them constantly. On ZOOM calls. I never make waves. Never. I’m a senior, experienced professional myself who has been in the trenches…
Citi employee here. Bonus numbers just dropped, so now we get to see who’s getting shoved out. Just heard a senior guy — hundreds of people under him — was quietly shown the door. This is the same guy who disappeared last year after an alleged affair with someone who reported to him. And of…
I worked at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong for almost a decade. For most of that time, my performance and commitment were never in question. That changed the moment I announced my pregnancy. From that point on, I noticed a clear shift in how I was treated. When I returned from maternity leave, a junior…
You folk are doing a GREAT job. But this is a malice irrespective of firm or location. So why limit it to just one firm? A few insightful commentators have highlighted the “culture transition” across multiple firms, which is a cause for worry. This shouldn’t and cannot be an isolated issue affecting personnel from one…
Story 63 – Non-threatening ‘token’ women who will play the game = tale as old as time!!I’ve witnessed the women who flirt, don’t stand up for other women, don’t have an opinion and consistently pacify the men as they twiddles their hair and walk around looking ‘busy’ but don’t do much. They give women a…
I worked at Citi in London until about 15 years ago. I was initially hired to resolve a major operations issue before transitioning to the trading desk.During my time in operations, a senior managing director repeatedly made explicit sexual comments toward me, such as saying he wanted to f**k me, often in front of colleagues…
Hi all- I experienced the horror of Wall Street years ago, overt sexism and discrimination. I now teach a women’s leadership program for women to have safe cohorts to learn leadership from a feminist lens and gain support navigating the BS in finance. I invite the community here to apply for the next cohort starting…
A lot of women at Citi are talking about this site. Many of us are afraid to share our experiences because retaliation is a real concern, especially here. But the national coverage has been incredible, and there’s a sense that once bonus season passes, more people will feel safe enough to speak up. The stories…
Congratulations on creating a safe space for women to share their experiences and share their stories. I salute you! With over 18 years in global markets, I’ve sadly seen and experienced it all – sexual harassment, being passed over for promotion simply because I was a women, seen as a lesser performing employee as I…
Employment attorney who saw the Forbes article and thought a primer on how forced arbitration works might be useful. Forced arbitration has long been one of the most effective tools corporations use to keep workplace misconduct out of public view. Employees are required to resolve disputes in private proceedings that limit discovery, restrict transparency, and…