Editor’s Note

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…

The lawsuit recently filed against Citi Wealth is, unfortunately, a familiar tale. The company follows a well-established playbook: employees who raise concerns can expect retaliation. I know because it happened to me. Shortly after COVID, I reported a significant issue with a trading platform in the Private Bank. Months later, while I was on FMLA…

Our boss, [REDACTED], Citi’s Head of Wealth, is in Las Vegas today at a Google event. If the media is present, it would be worth asking directly what happened to the Private Bank’s abruptly departed U.S. head in 2024. Did he, or did he not, engage in inappropriate conduct toward a junior analyst within four…

There is a Managing Director in the tech department in Tampa who is so insecure that he seeks affirmation from female subordinates. It manifests in a couple of ways. On one side are those given explicit leeway, with him stepping in to lead their meetings. The pretext is the stakeholders are difficult. You’d think that…

Story inspired by #281: Speaking of CFOs, it’s worth discussing Citi’s current CFO, [REDACTED]. By all accounts, he is an incredibly bright, thoughtful and respected leader—distinct from the more noxious personalities that occupy Citi’s C-Suite. He is also notable as one of the few Black executives at this level in the industry, which makes his…

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…