Story 253
To Story 251 and all the others: I am so incredibly sorry that you’re going through this. There are few things more stressful than feeling like a “tracked animal” for months, knowing the axe is coming but being…
Story 252
I am a VP based in Florida with Citi. This is my first “real” job out of college. Last year, I filed an HR complaint after noticing that my annual review had been changed from neutral / positive-ish…
Story 251
A couple of months ago I submitted story 83, and I’m coming back here to report that I was laid off last week as part of Citi’s ongoing round of cuts. Unfortunately I can’t say I was surprised…
Story 250
To Story 245: What you describe closely mirrors what was reported in the Financial Times coverage of Citi’s CSIS division. Employee raises a concern and is quickly surrounded by lawyers who present themselves as fact-finders, but in reality…
Story 249
To Story 246 / 247, and to this forum: Thank you for your extension. It added something your original response couldn’t carry alone — the self-implication, the long road, the honest accounting of what it cost you to…
Story 248
To the Queen who wrote Story 246: As a lifelong “short short” essay obsessive, you nailed it. The art form asks the writer to do less so the reader can feel more. Excess is forbidden; every word carries…
Story 247
On Staying in the Room — A Response to Story 242 and a Continuation of 246. I responded in Story 246. And now let me be clear about what I am doing. Very early in my career I…
Story 246
To Story 242, what you have written here is brave, and I want to honor that. But I also want to name what is living beneath the surface of this reflection, because you have already named it yourself,…
Story 245
The Day I Became a Threat What happens when you do everything right — and it’s used against you I have spent my career being the person who follows the rules. Not out of timidity — out of…
Story 244
In the summer of 2024, the screens inside the elevators at 388 Greenwich were broadcasting a message to everyone passing through: we need to change the internal perception of ourselves. We are not a bad bank. By August…