To Story 157, the same thing happened to me. I submitted the names of 30 people who could counter the narrative Citi was trying to build against me – not a single one was called. Between that and two other very damning signs, I knew they were planning to bury me. But the worst part…
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…
I’ve read most of the stories about Citi and none summarize what a daily grind this place is quite like 144. Every day feels less like work and more like navigating a maze that rearranges itself while you’re inside it. Priorities shift without explanation, decisions are revisited endlessly, and clarity is treated as optional. It’s…
For stories 152/153 and 154, and anyone else whose pain and exhaustion has clearly transpired on this website: this post is for you. You wrote: “I considered taking my own life. I am not sharing the details of my story because I don’t want the people who broke me to get satisfaction in knowing they…
I was terminated for speaking up about sexual harassment in Asia. I just completed my interview with one of the big global MNC banks, and the questions I was asked by the talent acquisition manager, a woman, even after I disclosed the reason for my departure from my last organisation, were appalling and deeply unsettling….
I wrote [Post 152] and want to clarify that I am not sharing the details of my story because I don’t want the people who broke me to get satisfaction in knowing they won.
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.
Jane Fraser has described Citi’s consent order remediation as a punch list — the minimum remaining work to pass inspection. Her words, in public. Internally, the message filtering down through N-2 / N-3 is consistent: the firm is too fragmented to fix fundamentally. Do enough to close the consent order and move on. That’s not…
I was recruited to Citi from Morgan Stanley in 2022 in a senior compliance role. I wasn’t unhappy at MS but Citi offered a substantial pay increase. To say it’s like being in the Upside Down is an understatement. Risk is constantly downplayed; misrepresenting facts to regulators is commonplace; and anytime an “outsider” (which is…
“A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.” — Will Durant There is a quiet fact that circulates among Citi employees, rarely spoken aloud but widely understood: many of them don’t bank with Citi. This is particularly true in the Consumer Bank, where employees see the gap between…