Story 251
A couple of months ago I submitted story 83, and I’m coming back here to report that I was laid off last week as part of Citi’s ongoing round of cuts. Unfortunately I can’t say I was surprised by the layoff though it was still a jarring experience. Since the start of the year, my manager stonewalled me, gave me a dead end role and refused to give me any meaningful work despite my asking numerous times for more productive work as I had capacity.
This was a deliberate and systematic attempt to get rid of me and he finally succeeded. I’m now left with only a few months to find another job or face possibly having to leave the country due to my visa status.
Citi really does an incredulous job of picking some managers, especially in Tech! Someone earlier submitted a story about misogyny against women by a certain race in Tech and I couldn’t agree more. I’ve personally experienced this firsthand throughout most of my time under this particular manager.
It is beyond comprehension why Citi has refused to address its toxic culture that is ruining its reputation, continuing to reward the bad actors and getting rid of those who see the rot and have the courage to speak out against it.