Read Sarah Butcher’s article on eFinancialCareers today. The timing is striking, given the woman who went viral on LinkedIn yesterday after saying she was suing one of the largest VC funds in the world for pay discrimination and more. It sounds like she was dared by the firm to speak publicly – and did. The support she’s received says a lot. I don’t believe the old rules apply in quite the same way anymore. Social media has power. Well done, ladies!
Sue
I am an experienced risk professional and senior managing director who received positive feedback from my managers, strong reviews, made progress on moving forward the risk agenda, and was respected by my colleagues and partners. I am well known in the risk industry. A global bank (not Citi) laid me off on my 65th birthday….
Watching commentators on the Golf Channel discuss Phil Mickelson’s banishment from his club got me thinking about how when action against influential people occurs, it’s natural to wonder what happened behind the scenes. The public rarely has access to the full story, but organizations clearly understand that removing a prominent figure carries costs of its…
Story 199 resonated with me. I recently left BNY after many, many years. It is an extremely toxic environment, where speaking up puts a target on your back. There are certain issues you can never speak of – anything around talent retention and recruitment, or just staffing in general. If you have been in the…
I was an HRBP at Citi for just over 3 years. I had enough. Enough of the lack of leadership from a CHRO who had no business in that role whatsoever. Enough of working in a continuously “transforming” business that had no idea what, how, or when to transform anything. Enough of being gaslighted about…
Story 59 is familiar. Male MD in Citi’s London wealth office who left in 2024. I spent a ton of time and effort in 2021/2022 hiring women off the back of Fraser’s very public DEI push, only to be told by new management in late 2023 to wipe them all out. Pretty brutal whiplash. I…
The Director Who Doesn’t Know What He Doesn’t Know There is a particular kind of incompetence that announces itself through enthusiasm directed at the wrong audience. A Director came to share his excitement. He had been given exposure — access to senior leadership. Risk scenarios for the CCAR process were being presented for approval. Senior…