Story 111

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…

In October 2024, one month into his role as Head of Enterprise Data Office and Data Transformation at Citi, [REDACTED] declared in a town hall that he would close out the data consent order in 12 months. To understand the weight of that 12-month promise, one has to look at the four years of wreckage…

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…

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 that he “was misunderstood / didn’t mean it.” It was later confirmed by a colleague who had…

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. Katniss

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 forced to wait for it. What you are describing is part of Citi’s M.O. leading up to…