I have been waiting for this day for a while, and have been biting my tongue in the meantime. At the end of last week Barclays announced their gender pay gap. In 2002 I started working in banking, beginning at RBS, moving to HSBC before ending up at Barclays, from which I was made redundant … [Read more…]
Nigel was a bully. Something felt off, not quite right, the first time I met him. I was one week into a brand new job at a brand new company. It was his first day. I was in conversation with my manager about the project I was being assigned, and Nigel came straight over. “Is … [Read more…]
Rosie Smiley was the most unlikely name in the world for this person. At nearly six foot tall, wearing sportswear in a corporate environment, my new line manager for my six-week placement on the graduate scheme introduced herself as, “I’m Rosie. Don’t fuck me around, and I won’t fuck you around. And I fucking mean it.” … [Read more…]
There was one time at work… I remember the year. It was the year I lived in Hackney, on my own. It was a sunny day, crisp, that first promise of Spring that comes sometimes in February, sometimes in March. I was a new graduate, on the company’s training scheme, and the following week I’d be … [Read more…]