Story 212

Citi’s HR tactics are so inhumane I considered taking my own life. It’s been almost six years and I will never be the same. It’s hard to describe and impossible to understand if you haven’t lived its unique horror. I don’t know how the board lets this go on. It’s a disgrace.

When Attribution Serves to Legitimize Leadership Selection Over Merit My experience at Citi followed a pattern I’ve seen echoed in other stories here, particularly Stories 5, 84 and 91. I achieved accomplishments that were well documented and measurable—closing identified deficiencies, implementing enhanced controls, delivering technical analysis that satisfied regulatory requirements. Despite leading these efforts and…

Former Director and people manager. For those unaware of Citi’s officer title structure, its highest position is Managing Director, followed by Director, SVP, VP. Citi has a nasty habit of eliminating jobs held by Managing Directors and Directors and reposting those same positions as lower-ranking Director or SVP roles. Same work and responsibilities, lower pay…

If the investigation into [REDACTED] was really $30M, jesus christ that dude is expensive – sure hope he makes his NNIA numbers this quarter, haha.

I was a Business Analyst at Citi in 2023 when a new senior leader arrived with a great deal of fanfare. Almost immediately, I noticed that he paid an unusual amount of attention to several of the younger female analysts. One in particular stood out—a tall woman with honey-blonde hair and Eastern European accent. The…

I wrote [Post 152] and want to clarify that I am not sharing the details of my story because I don’t want the people who broke me to get satisfaction in knowing they won.