I exited my role in Citi’s private wealth management due to a fundamental misalignment with leadership practices, organizational values, and the absence of meaningful opportunities for advancement. Despite receiving consistently top performance evaluations over multiple years, advancement opportunities were repeatedly denied (with a new made up reason every year) and instead given to men who…
I worked for 10 years in the industry on the trading floor at two bulge bracket US banks. I started as a graduate and very quickly learned what it took to succeed as a woman – ‘wear shorter skirts’ I was told, followed by rumours that I had only been hired because the boss wanted…
In the last performance review cycle, it was mandatory for at least 5% of employees to receive the lowest grade (4). It’s an open secret that anyone with a 4 is being put on a PIP that’s deliberately impossible to pass, so they’ll all be let go of in 3 months with no pay out….
It’s sad to say but all common pattern you listed here are so true and happened to me in a major financial institution: 1) not equal base pay with men 2) pay reduction by 40% during maternity leave year while being on leave only for 4 months 3) HR system is weaponised, I saw as…
Nearly 10 years now in the industry and still a distinct lack of senior females specifically on the trading floor at Citi. To rub salt further into the wound Citi Markets disbanded/restructured their Women’s employee resource group (along with other DEI groups in Markets) due to pressure to adhere with US government new diversity policies….
Many women who don’t speak up won’t rock the boat because we are breadwinners and in fear of losing our jobs. Our families depend on us for literal housing and food and yet nobody feels sorry for a single black mom (whose partner has left) quite like they do for a widowed white man (whose…
As a 67yo woman who is relatively famous in our industry for being unconventional, this is a hard road to hoe. What’s different is that you don’t have to row it like I did: social media virality + first amendment protections make a lot of things possible that I’m not sure were options in my…
A friend posted a link to this article on Instagram. Before I clicked on it, was outraged that it was propaganda written by a man – only to realize it was a site set up by women, at which point I was worried for their safety but also in awe. Cheering them on. More of…
When I was at [X entertainment company], me and my peers were mistreated so badly I ended up losing 20 lbs and was misdiagnosed with lupus because the stress had me so bad. Eventually I got a payout (peanuts really) from a major class action lawsuit filed for discrimination. With all that said, my experience…
The saddest thing about this endeavor is how pointless it is. Women are risk averse and we have been beaten to death by the patriarchy to stay silent out of fear. I suspect it will be next to impossible to get women to share stories despite everyone in the business who comes to this site…