Here’s an irony only Citigroup could pull off: placing the Women’s Network under the leadership of a man whose own organisation has managed to “disappear” an astonishing number of high-profile women since he arrived, while proudly welcoming an army of white men to save us from diversity.
As a manager I saw the termination for more than 10 women in wealth business director level or above and no men were considered for the restructuring. This was not result based. When they send the JOB Restructuring package they include age but not gender as most women are being laid off.
In 2024, while working as an MD at Citi, I was subjected to the most biased, frankly shocking, HR investigation of my 25 year career. What at first appeared to be a routine inquiry quickly turned into a hit job shaped less by facts and more by assumptions, insinuations, and gendered interpretation of behavior. The…
Story 200 I see you and support you. The senior management of the Data team has been a joke for a long time. I was one of several employees who filed complaints when the former Wealth CTO was installed as our leader, forcing out an experienced data leader (who was also a decent human) who…
In my 20s, while working on a sales team at Morgan Stanley, I experienced repeated sexual harassment that became normalized. A well-known external wholesaler made unwanted advances toward me for months. At a firm-hosted event, he forcefully pulled me into a room, kissed and touched me until I pushed him off and left. The next…
2/2 At Citi, incompetent bosses expect unconditional obedience—especially if you’re more qualified than they are. Pass your way, competent worker. You will be sacrificed on the altar of corruption. The Pattern A director was protected by their network despite everyone knowing they’d delivered nothing. Former colleagues stated that person shouldn’t have been promoted past VP….
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…