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I cover Citigroup at an affiliate news agency in the UK focused on financial services. The Financial Times published an article today on [REDACTED] that raises two notable issues: questions about the rigor of Citi’s due diligence process and whether the firm should have been aware of prior workplace concerns surrounding his departure from JPMorgan….

Word is getting out that Citi’s HR department is firing more and more employees for cause rather than doing a layoff – this way they don’t have to pay severance and it’s a legal way for them to keep (er, steal) someone’s unvested stock options. It’s about greed. I’ve heard of four women in two…

I am a 47-year-old HR professional in the tech world. In 2021 I was recruited from a startup to join Amazon as an HRBP supporting one of the largest lines of business at the company. It was a global role where I was often in EMEA and APAC, so we decided my husband would step…

I will admit to checking this site twice a day — it has become part of my routine. I’ve contributed two stories myself. As a woman in my 50s, often feeling exhausted and demoralized by the state of the world, I find it genuinely refreshing to come here and see that my experiences are not…

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….

Is it just me, or does Citi seem more willing to settle matters involving regulators and clients while digging its heels in against employees—particularly women—who bring claims of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation? I guess like its Epstein lawyer, Paul Weiss, it doesn’t care how its own people are treated but the C-suite is worried about…