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Story 87
Self-Investigation as Cover-Up Citi’s CEO stated in a public interview that Citi doesn’t need policies to tell us what bad behavior looks like. Meanwhile, the once comprehensive Ethics and Harassment policy has been revised multiple times, each version narrower than the last—not to protect employees, but to limit legal liability. Citi claims in litigation that it hires external ethics investigators “because we cannot investigate ourselves.” Internally,…
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Story 86
Performance reviews are calibrated to predetermined promotion and layoff outcomes for use in potential legal cases – not measure employees’ actual contributions, performance and skills. They are weaponized to document Management’s favorites – not to be fair or give equal opportunity. HR buries reports about problematic managers, they can only “offer training” to address problematic behavior, and shuts down and gaslights reporting employees rather than investigating…
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Story 85
Discrimination, Protection Networks & Performance Failure An insular group of senior managing directors in Technology and Data systematically favors employees of shared national origin while discriminating against women, older workers, and those outside their network. Senior leaders have openly stated that people stay at Citi because the longer they remain, the less employable they become elsewhere. This group operates through mutual protection rather than performance: they…
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Story 84
Leadership Rewards Harassment and Misconduct A senior manager with a long history of bullying, harassment and discriminatory behavior manipulated capital reporting numbers, traded career advancement for inappropriate relationships with male colleagues, orchestrated layoffs to eliminate witnesses and competition, and took credit for their work. When this behavior was reported, leadership buried the well-documented complaints and kept this person employed. The protecting business head was recently named…
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Story 83
As someone still working for the said bank under scrutiny, I can identify with so many stories mentioned here and whilst it’s comforting knowing I’m not alone in my struggles, it’s also disheartening to see how deeply entrenched and common these issues are. I’ve experienced misogyny, been passed on for promotions, told I should have been mindful of when I’m discussing my career ambitions for promotion,…
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Story 82
i’ve had a few experiences in my nearly 10 yr career which i link to being a woman, nothing crazy but not ideal and i feel like ive had to jump hurdles and would probably be further if i was a guy. happy hearing what people think. ok lets go – tier 1 us investment bank – summer intern – i was predominantly giving filing to…
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Story 81
I started my career on Wall Street over 20 years ago, on the trading floor where all kinds of shenanigans would be reported. The guys who asked why you didn’t wear a skirt that day, the head trader who had to be reminded to look someone in the eyes when speaking, not at their chest, and the late nights the guys had with the “Bloomberg girls”…
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Story 80
HR complaints are not “anonymous” and they dont even try to hide their bias if they do investigate. I wish i had sued instead of being afraid i was alone in my experience. Thank you to everyone here for sharing your stories.
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Story 79
I submitted story 76 and realized a typo. Please change 8 figures to 7. I would like the story to be accurate and apologize for typo. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING !!!!!!
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Story 78
I was told by a man on the Wealth management work floor he wanted to kiss my lips and he wanted to sit on my lap. This is in a Private Bank in a major financial hub in Asia. I have seen and heard Market Heads in Wealth management in Private Banks at MD level openly comment about how big a woman’s breast looked in a…