Story 199

I was young and impressionable; I was regularly offered the opportunity to be mentored by older and more experienced colleagues or peers in the industry, who would also tell me how attractive I was. Once at lunch, one of these self-proclaimed mentors, who was in business with my boss to attract HNWI clients, after ordering…

The same toxic leadership and HR playbook exists at Northern Trust. I hope this site gains traction across the industry.

Thank you to Story 259 for testifying that even men think Citi is a professionally bankrupt environment. The baseless arrogance in this place is staggering — particularly given how little actual capability underlies it. When MDs were pushed out in the 2023 reorganization, some called the Big Four looking for positions and couldn’t be placed…

Public Service Announcement – The Severance Trap: What Wall Street Hopes You Don’t Know Severance agreements aren’t neutral documents. They’re surrender agreements drafted by armies of corporate lawyers to strip you of your voice and legal rights. My advice to anyone facing termination: * Do not sign anything immediately. You’re in shock and financially vulnerable—that’s…

Most of Citi’s current and former Black senior leaders were not developed exclusively within the organization. They were recruited because they brought distinguished credentials, significant leadership experience, and proven records of delivering results. They were accomplished executives who chose Citi, many during a period when the company publicly committed to increasing diversity within its leadership…

We declined to post several submissions yesterday that were nothing but personal attacks and/or contained threatening language against a particular institution. We don’t know if it was a setup but, either way, it is not consistent with the purpose of this platform. WallStreetDiscriminates exists to surface real experiences and identify patterns that would otherwise remain…