I've realized doing excellent work at Citi is frankly an outdated concept. Why exhaust yourself when the real promotion checklist involves laughing at the boss's jokes and volunteering for the flashy, pointless projects? Simply ensure you're the last person they see leaving each night. Productivity is secondary to perfecting the appearance of it.
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@c2 Have to say it is true. Also I noticed that Indian colleagues on their phone all the time, is it a culture thing?
@an this story would be better is escort in question was female and there were pics..
In IT in Europe your promotions depend on your race.
If you are dark skinned, celebrate diwali, eat samosas and are a good adept to all events sponsored by your Indian director, laughing his jokes, you will prosper.
If you are European, you are of a lower caste in Citi Europe and should be happy with salary rises of 1% and bonus of few thousand euros. Although you are a 2/2 performer.
And yes, It is racism. But working reversed.
In FTO there is an asian ex-model/escort who sits next to the MD of his team EVERYDAY doing random ad-hoc work, more like an EA. He's a C13 and has pretty limited experience before but after ONE year at Citi, he is considered "very competitive" and got on the promotion list to C14, and will become the manager of some of his other team members who are way more experienced than him :)