For years, I spent my time updating strategy—working to align with each new corporate mantra, asking to be integrated into the organization with every restructuring. It was clear that much thought had gone into what the “new” organization…
I was laid off by Citi in January, 2024. I was 69 at the time and had a combined 45 years of tenure dating back to Shearson. I had recently chosen to leave a Regional Director position managing…
I noticed the submission describing HR pressure on managers to terminate employees in ways that avoided paying severance. I believe a major publication investigated this practice at Citi and ultimately did not run the story because of *obvious*…
Here’s a legendary Citi story: A male MD known for bullying called a female peer an expletive in a team meeting. A complaint was filed; it was investigated and confirmed to be true. But the complainant was told…
At one point I was discussing with my line manager and HR to upgrade a role under me by hiring someone externally to replace an internal veteran. Given the long tenured contributions by the internal veteran, I want…
A female employee of Hispanic background with a near-20-year tenure with Citi raised her discontent to me on the first day we met. Nothing new unfortunately – three line managers in 10 months of just one year, unclear…
In 2024, in the drive for operational efficiency, a.k.a. cost reduction, across Citi Wealth there was a wave of “demotions” to downgrade employees’ corporate rank. Majority of the downgrades happen to those at the level of C15 which…
Every firm on Wall Street has its problem, but it’s an open secret at Citi that if you are a woman under HR investigation, the odds are not in your favor. Might as well start packing your bags.…
My experience as a Director at Citi was marked by ambiguity and marginalization. Over the course of my career, I achieved many accomplishments that the firm proudly highlighted in its literature as evidence of success. Yet, despite leading…
I was a top performing Director at Citi when I was called into an HR investigation related to an employee who was unhappy about being placed on a performance plan. At the start of the call, the questions…