Story 365

I am sharing this anonymously because, even now, speaking openly still feels risky. Early in my career, when I was junior and still finding my footing, I became involved with a much more senior colleague—a Managing Director in the Commercial Bank. At the time, I wasn’t even at AVP level. Looking back, the power imbalance…

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…

The conversation about what’s broken on Wall Street is often framed as women versus men. But recently a senior male technology executive at a major financial institution told me something that disappointed me deeply — though it did not surprise me. He said he doesn’t feel free to speak up to fix what needs fixing….

At Citi, I requested an Ethics investigation and submitted a lot of documentation in support of my claims. When the investigator called me, she did not engage with the submitted documentation. They stuck with narrative — as if they had chosen not to look at specific aspects to avoid surfacing any uncomfortable truths. The complaint…

Citi is so toxic it’s unbelievable. It feels like being in an abusive relationship, but with work. I will never forget one day couple years ago at the peak of intense pressure from my second level manager, I was waiting to cross the street on my way to work and I had a sudden passing…

Watching the grilling of Pam Bondi by Congress was inspirational. This is the level of scrutiny that should be applied to raised concerns at Citi—but they’ve rigged the game so it seldom happens. The arbitration clause exists to cover all manners of corporate sins. The release they want you to sign is the lid on…