God love this bank.
Citi has a back/middle office in Warren, NJ and also (this'll make sense in a second) buses that go back/forth between there and its other NYC offices for employees.This dude recently (Thursday) got fired for lateness, but takes company transportation to work everyday, so it's clearly not his fault. It gets better.
Anyway, after getting canned, he goes back to his desk to collect his personal belongings. His boss tells him to GTFO, and that he can't take anything. Guy says to his boss he's only taking personal shit, no company stuff. Boss puts the guy in a chokehold and drops him to the floor before boss's boss runs over and puts a stop to the madness.Fired guy is suing Citi/the boss, for obvious reasons. Lucky mofo's probably going to make a fortune
Update: "Forgot to add the guy DID call the cops, who came to the office, took his statement and escorted him to his desk to get his shit."
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 3:44PM
It is his fault
You work for citi you gotta go with the rules
Never sleep
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 3:46PM
"Boss puts the guy in a chokehold and drops him to the floor"
Has Thain resurfaced in a backoffice at Citi in NJ?
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 3:47PM
I hope he gets his settlement in shares of C
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 3:47PM
Not being choked by your boss is the new killin' it.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 3:48PM
Why is a Texan Shark pounding my secretary in her ass?
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 3:48PM
Typical. Would the choker happen to hail from Bangalore?
Posted by Lowly Assistant , Jun 17, 2009 3:49PM
"Boss puts the guy in a chokehold and drops him to the floor[.]"
Are we sure this wasn't Vikram giving one of his epic bear hugs in sorrow of a fellow Citi employee getting bounced?
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 3:50PM
sounds like an episode of RENO 911
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 3:50PM
I am Jack's smirking revenge.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 3:52PM
It was a "Jump to Conclusions" mat. You see, it would be this mat that you would put on the floor... and would have different CONCLUSIONS written on it that you could JUMP TO.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 3:52PM
"Sometimes you just gotta choke a bitch!"
Samuel Motherfucking Jackson
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 3:56PM
@11
Wasn't that Wayne Brady?
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 3:59PM
How is this "inter-office" (sic) violence? Did it begin in one office and proceed to another? Were the participants from different offices? I'm confused...
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:01PM
Whenever I see a guy in a turban wearing a blue "Citibank -- Warren, NJ, Back Office" varsity jacket walk down my side of the sidewalk, I immediately cross the street and walk on the other side. You do not want to mess with those guys. They will cut you like class.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:02PM
Whenever I see a guy in a turban wearing a blue "Citibank -- Warren, NJ, Back Office" varsity jacket walk down my side of the sidewalk, I immediately cross the street and walk on the other side. You do not want to mess with those guys. They will cut you like class.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:05PM
@15- so you're racist, a pussy, and dumb? nice. (the word you were looking for was "glass." not "class" but "glass").
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:06PM
@4 - i think its the other way around.
getting choked by the boss is the new killing it.
cha-ching.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:09PM
@16
Wow, you're smart. Back to Bangalore with you.
-not 15
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:11PM
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.
-not 9
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:12PM
@4 - i think its the other way around.
getting choked by the boss is the new killing it.
cha-ching.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:16PM
One time a shark wearing a turban tried to choke me out in the office kitchen.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:19PM
So unfair, when I was sent packing from 388 they gave me all the time in the world (an afternoon) to pack my stuff, say bye to everybody, and e-mail everybody my personal contact info...
How I wish this happened to me! I hope he gets a bump to his severance and a payoff. Some guys have all the luck.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:23PM
That will teach him for getting into an altar boy outfit after getting canned. Who's laughing now?
@15 - They are usually behind the wheel of town car.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:26PM
Great Googily Moogily!! My slushi drink spilled all over!
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:28PM
1. they treat tech employees way different than business/hr/marketing. You get fired you have to GTFO immediately. DO not pass go
2. Youre not suppsoed to take teh company van as a way to "commute" on a regular basis. ITs meant for when you need to go from one facility to antoher. This dude was using it to commute daily, which is against the rules. In stead of taking van from Facility X to Facility Y every morning, tyoure supposed to commute your own way to Facility Y
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:29PM
source?
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:31PM
@25 is typical of most people who take that van.. They haven't yet mastered the English language.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:31PM
@25
I'm astounded your writing skills.
Keep it up! You're an asset to C
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:34PM
I'm the boss. What? Now I'm being fired?
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:34PM
BLANUS or DIE!
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:34PM
25 = violent boss
The typos are not from his lack of typing skills. He's so mad at DB for this that post his hands are shaking and he is seeing red.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:35PM
@27
Actually I think there's a fair amount of employees who do that, especially to Warren (part of the guilt from relocating employees from NYC to bumblef*ck, they get free ride to/from work)
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:35PM
25 = violent boss
The typos are not from his lack of typing skills. He's so mad at DB for this that post his hands are shaking and he is seeing red.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:39PM
Stop kicking me.
Why are you kicking me for gods sakes?
Please stop kicking me!
I am in horrible horrible pain!
Please for the love of Shiva stop kicking me.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:41PM
Can anyone verify? @25 How do we know this guy was IT or Tech Services? Links please?
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:46PM
choke my employees....
LIKE A BOSS!
D-Rat
Posted by Tax Chick , Jun 17, 2009 4:46PM
Will someone please give @34 their meds back.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:51PM
Work at Citi-Bad
Forced to commute by bus to NJ-Bad
Get Fired-Bad
Boss drops you making you look like a pussy-Bad, very bad
TARP supplied company will probably be exempt from large payout
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:52PM
Citi Never Sleeps...but their HR team evidently does...
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:54PM
This is an awesome story.
Greg, are you taking notes?
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 4:58PM
@16...actually, it was "class"...
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 5:06PM
The mofo is unlucky and is going to get pennies. The mofo claim is arbitrable, and subject to mofo worker's comp. mofo mofo mofo.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 5:07PM
@22
I'll one-up you. When I left Citi, my boss told me he felt really bad about it, and begged and pleaded to see if they would let me work the rest of the day instead of letting me go at noon. Retarded...
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 5:07PM
1. Boss should get fired and contribute that way to headcount reduction.
2. The reasons for firing the victim are now irrelevant. But I can see how this could become a he said/she said fight in court.
3. C will use TARP money to pay settlement. But will never admit to it.
4. The boss's boss should be scared of losing his job, as Vik will ask him to make stuff up.
5. Sorkin and Weisenthal will pick up the story in 5...4...3...
Posted by Suits , Jun 17, 2009 5:20PM
25,
I believe you have my stapler.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 5:20PM
@16 was too much of a DB to have ever "cut class"
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 5:22PM
@44 -- gotta go all the way (make it a full top ten) or go home. You must work for C, halfassed bastard!
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 5:25PM
@44
There were like 20 witnesses.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 5:28PM
Sorry Bess, I think it went down a little more like this: http://boston.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/epic-salon-brawl-now-ya-cant-leave/
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 5:35PM
@48
Well, that's get even more fabulous. Did the victim of the assault call the police? That would have been pretty interesting. Did the boss call security before assaulting the guy? C may claim that this guy was not an employee anymore and so there was a security breach. But the boss proceeded to assault him instead?
@42
This is not a worker's compensation claim case. Try again.
@47
Learn how to read.
Hugs and kisses,
@44
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 5:56PM
take it from someone who grew up in the area. it doesn't get anymore thugged out than warren nj. its like the new alphabet city. the place will make you hard
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 6:15PM
@51
Yeah, pretty hard fighting them deer crossing the parking lot.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 6:18PM
This thread reads like a Warren Zevon song, especially @21.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 6:49PM
This would never have happened to Chuck Norris.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 6:57PM
Bess,
Make sure the guy has a lawyer. Even if he called the police, the police may not do much for him in followup. The money, however, is in the civil case.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 7:01PM
@55 why should bess make sure he has a lawyer?
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 7:41PM
Well Citi has a tendency to let lots of things go. Especially when it comes to hostile work environment and sexual harassment by one of the Ass whole manager.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 10:19PM
Citi relocated various groups from 388 to Warren, NJ over a year ago and employee's have to take a bus to get there from NY. Then they hired a bunch of hack management that couldn't even get a job in Charlotte, NC to babysit.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 10:19PM
Citi relocated various groups from 388 to Warren, NJ over a year ago and employee's have to take a bus to get there from NY. Then they hired a bunch of hack management that couldn't even get a job in Charlotte, NC to babysit.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 11:04PM
@ 50/44 you are one stupid mofo. Tell me you're plaintiffs' bar.
~ 42
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 11:11PM
Just wait till those cowfuck3rs in Warren begin commuting to Purchase, NY (remember? MS BOUGHT SB and their home office is in Purchase.) Imagine the scene on the bus after a particularly rough day.
Him: Who you lookin' at bitch?
HimII: Step off, mofo or I will cut you like class.
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2009 11:43PM
@60
You sound like a pretty convincing mofo. You must impress a lot of girls using the word mofo. Mofo, mofo, mofo. Kill yourself.
Posted by guest , Jun 18, 2009 6:24AM
One of these days someone will come back armed and put some bullets through some of the managers. I just pray its at merrill lynch.
Posted by guest , Jun 18, 2009 3:38PM
@61 Morgan Stanley Capital Group (where they trade metals and energy) is already in Purchase, NY
Posted by guest , Jun 18, 2009 4:21PM
any one has the guys soeid?
Posted by guest , Jun 19, 2009 12:42PM
@65 yes that is the question i want to know.
Posted by guest , Jun 19, 2009 12:45PM
@65 yes that is the question i want to know.
Posted by streethockey , Jun 29, 2009 3:14PM
i worked at Citi for years. not surprised in the least. psychotics, nihilists, sociopaths and lowlifes of all stripes roam its halls. favorite hobby: the blame game. try to pin the blame on some poor shmuck who is late to the party. this guy probably was head of a group that had a meeting and the coffee was cold. heads need to roll, people!