30 year wealth management professional. The best boss I ever had – at U.S. Trust – was a woman who was marginalized over and over because she wasn’t part of the boys’ club. But by far the worst culture on Wall Street is Citi. Spent three years stunned by the chaos & power thirsty MDs. The weaponized HR department is an open secret.
Citi employee here. Bonus numbers just dropped, so now we get to see who’s getting shoved out. Just heard a senior guy — hundreds of people under him — was quietly shown the door. This is the same guy who disappeared last year after an alleged affair with someone who reported to him. And of…
As an early contributor to this site, I’ll take a guess that Citi’s C-suite is at least aware of it by now. I don’t believe for a second that any of them care in terms of culture, employees, or even customers. These are Careless People, focused on their own compensation and that of their cronies….
To the community, I’ve been reading the stories here for some time, and like many of you, I recognize the patterns. Most recently from Stories 331, 327 and 324, but there are many others. While our individual experiences may not strictly be the same, and each deserves to stand on its own terms, I think…
Last week, FIFA suspended a one-match ban on the US’s top scorer after President Trump personally called the FIFA president to ask for a “review.” FIFA subsequently granted an appeal. That’s the whole disease in miniature. Not “we disagreed with the call, so we’re contesting it through the process.” Instead: work the relationship, apply pressure…
To the person who posted in story 203, thank you for sharing your story. For years, having been in a similar situation, I felt it was my fault for allowing this abuse to happen. But I can see clearly now. This is how we’ve been manipulated to feel. Grooming does not start with the ask….
Re: Story 238—I was a business analyst on Julia Carreon’s team when she was ousted from Citi. The situation was abrupt and unusual, and it left everyone with the sense that something serious had happened. I’ve been waiting to see if her name surfaced on this platform so I could show my support. She is…