I saw the high-profile lawsuit that was filed against Citi, and the part where the woman said she was questioned about a one-sided “affair” didn’t surprise me at all. That’s straight out of the company’s HR handbook. I’ve had three female colleagues blindsided by these almost casual accusations – being told they were “coming onto”…
When Attribution Serves to Legitimize Leadership Selection Over Merit My experience at Citi followed a pattern I’ve seen echoed in other stories here, particularly Stories 5, 84 and 91. I achieved accomplishments that were well documented and measurable—closing identified deficiencies, implementing enhanced controls, delivering technical analysis that satisfied regulatory requirements. Despite leading these efforts and…
I am a 45 year old saleswomen who works in a European bank in London & has in the business a long time and pretty thick skinned. At my Christmas party last year I was talking to my American boss who was visiting from NY about our teenage children and how much more open they…
An Open Plea to Investigative Journalists: Follow the Silence in Asian Private Banking If investigative journalism were to seriously deep dive into suppressed sexual harassment cases in Asian private banks, it would not be a single exposé. It would be a never-ending story. Beneath the polished narratives of discipline, discretion, and world-class governance lies a…
Fortunately everyone on Wall Street knows that Citi is corrupt incompetent and always covering its tracks.
The Financial Times is reporting today that Citi’s former head of the family office previously served as Jeffrey Epstein’s personal banker – a detail one might reasonably expect any competent organisation to identify during the most elementary due-diligence checks. The article drily observes, it “begs the question of what Citi’s process actually involves.” This on…
I’m a woman in my late 20s working on the buyside, and not enough is said about the role women sometimes play in undermining their peers’ careers. A few years ago, two of my colleagues were competing for a promotion, and one of them, in an attempt to get ahead, started flirting with senior bankers….
As a man my head hangs in shame when I read about these experiences of so many women across organisations, levels and geographies. What is it with us men that is forcing such behaviour? Do we achieve a sense of accomplishment by harassing the other gender or we have lost the sense of right and…
I was young and impressionable; I was regularly offered the opportunity to be mentored by older and more experienced colleagues or peers in the industry, who would also tell me how attractive I was. Once at lunch, one of these self-proclaimed mentors, who was in business with my boss to attract HNWI clients, after ordering…
I have shared a story—one of many I could share, and honestly, would love to. But here I am, exhausted. I want to leave my peers here with a quote I just stumbled across after a very long, draining day. But before I do—icing on the cake? I missed my entire evening with my family…