Story 6

A Forensic Autopsy of a Career Assassination: The Promise. The Reorg. The Demotion. There is a particular kind of institutional betrayal that is engineered to look like circumstance. In ERM Tech & Data at Citi, where in-group loyalty overrides merit and the rule of law, a role was promised. Then she raised concerns — about…

Concerns aren’t incomprehensible; they are inconvenient. During ERM town-halls at Citi, employees started submitting anonymous comments about retaliation by managers who kept being promoted. The comments got uncomfortable. Eventually, anonymous questions were no longer allowed. Leadership said they ‘couldn’t help without knowing what was going on.’ The irony was lost on no one: the reason…

I will admit to checking this site twice a day — it has become part of my routine. I’ve contributed two stories myself. As a woman in my 50s, often feeling exhausted and demoralized by the state of the world, I find it genuinely refreshing to come here and see that my experiences are not…

I’ve spent 30 years in the brokerage business; big fan of Sarah Butcher’s column. I’ve got three daughters. Change is overdue. I don’t think the younger generation is going to tolerate the double standards women face in this business, and frankly they shouldn’t have to. Those standards limit good people and hurt the industry as…

Decades ago, the president of a business unit abroad asked me – in front of male and female colleagues – if my pubic hair matched the color of the hair on my head. Senior male colleagues were visibly embarrassed and made a few protests were made offline. Yet nothing happened. The sick man remained president….

The same toxic leadership and HR playbook exists at Northern Trust. I hope this site gains traction across the industry.