Fraser’s “Culture Shock” vs. The Middle Management Reality Check Let’s put two realities side by side and look at what’s actually happening on the ground at Citi. A senior executive recently justified the ongoing turbulence by saying it…
Lindsey Graham, the warmongering Trump-bootlicker died today, holding his seat for 24 years. For some reason, it made me depressed to think about the reality women face at work. I worked at Wells Fargo’s Wealth & Investment Management…
The power of three I replaced a woman who had just left after reporting bullying and gender-related misconduct. Around the same time, there was talk of elevating the role to a director position to match what was already…
This is an appreciation post for the person who wrote Story 348. Your writing style isn’t just articulate, it’s intellectually rigorous. You have a unique ability to synthesize complex ideas, separate signal from noise, and express your conclusions…
Last week, FIFA suspended a one-match ban on the US’s top scorer after President Trump personally called the FIFA president to ask for a “review.” FIFA subsequently granted an appeal. That’s the whole disease in miniature. Not “we…
I met on a few occasions with the Senior MD leading remediation at Citi and her overseeing senior MD-level committee. During one of our first interactions, the MD was genuinely ecstatic that I had simply followed up on…
Word is getting out that Citi’s HR department is firing more and more employees for cause rather than doing a layoff – this way they don’t have to pay severance and it’s a legal way for them to…
Citi: 18 years out of the ICU and still “repositioning” Bloomberg ran a piece this week on how Citi’s CEO has earned the President’s trust — dinner under Windsor Castle’s ceiling with the King, back at the White…
I didn’t write story 343 but I am going to guess USCC stands for “U.S. Consumer Cards,” which is a division of Citi.
I was recruited by an MD in USCC Risk for a role I was told would come with 5 direct reports — a management seat, in line with the director-track conversation we’d had very explicitly. I didn’t interview…