
Bully Market
My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs
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Jamie Fiore Higgins
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A “riveting and powerful” (Gretchen Carlson, cofounder of Lift Our Voices) insider’s account on Wall Street where greed coupled with misogyny and discrimination enforces a culture of exclusion in the upper echelons of Goldman Sachs.
Jamie Fiore Higgins became one of the few women at the highest ranks of Goldman Sachs. Spurred on by the obligation she felt to her working-class immigrant family, she rose through the ranks and saw it all: out-of-control, lavish parties flowing with never-ending drinks; affairs flouted in the office; rampant drug use; and most pervasively, a discriminatory culture that seemed designed to hold back the few women and people of color employed at the company.
Despite Goldman Sachs having the right talking points and statistics, Fiore Higgins soon realized that these provided a veneer to cover up what she found to be an abusive culture. Her “engrossing” (Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro, authors of Power, for All) account is one filled with shocking stories of harassment and jaw-dropping tales of exclusionary behavior: when she was told she only got promoted because she is a woman; when her coworkers mooed at her after she pumped for her fourth child, defying the superior who had advised her not to breastfeed; or when a male boss used a racial epithet in front of her, other colleagues, and clients without any repercussions.
Bully Market “exposes the #MeToo movement’s unfinished work on Wall Street” (Meighan Stone, author of Awakening: #MeToo and the Global Fight for Women’s Rights) sounds the alarm on the culture of finance and corporate America, while offering clear, actionable ideas for creating a fairer workplace. Both a revealing, extraordinary look at the industry and a top Wall Streeter’s explosive personal story, Bully Market is an essential account of one woman’s experience in a flawed system that speaks to the challenge and urgency for change.
Everyone in corporate needs to read this!
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I think she is 85% credible but its annoying how she always presents herself as victim evwn when earning great sums of money. overalls I think she is a faurly unpleasant self centred woman
overall a quality read
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A jaw-dropingly-shockingly brilliant achievement.
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Strategic Bullying at its best
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Perhaps some readers will find Jamie’s experiences too shocking to be believed. But I have seen firsthand how money corrupts both morals and values.
Duplicitous behaviour, backstabbing, manipulation, abuse and contemptible actions are all here - as they are in much of corporate America. A sad indictment on what it takes to “succeed”.
Required Reading for Corporate America
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Insightful read
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I felt equal parts triggered and validated listening to Jamie’s story. There will be the inevitable denials from those in the industry who say the book is “sensationalist” and “unsubstantiated by evidence or rebuttal” and “not reflective of some other peoples’ experience” and “out of touch with current reality”. Nope. This happens. Far more frequently and widely than is publicly acknowledged - and this book also does a great job of showing why that is the case.
To all those who endlessly muse about why it seems so impossible to promote and retain women in investment banks: this book is for you.
Young people considering joining one of these companies: do your due diligence so you go in there with your eyes wide open. This book is a great place to start, however you self-identify in terms of gender, sexuality or heritage.
I’m glad Jamie survived and was able to tell this story. She said a mouthful.
Like looking in a mirror
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