Blog 2 — Speak Up and Stand Strong

Speak up and stand strong social media graphic 2 (2).jpg — Below are examples of testimonies shared with me from current and former associates (of the same Fortune 500 bank that I stood up against) regarding toxic workplace experiences.

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Reading through them you will find patterns of abuse and unethical practices which was the motivation behind creating Superpower Consulting.

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“Hello Heather- I work for (Fortune 500 bank)in their credit card sales department. One of their policies is not to bring up the best fee-free credit card available unless the client brings it up first. This can only happen if the clie

Heather Bryant 3/25/22 Heather Bryant 3/25/22

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I continue to receive testimonies and requests for help and protection against the two men who are listed in my lawsuit which can be found HERE. This company continues to shuffle abusive managers to other parts of the company and silen

Heather Bryant 3/25/22 Heather Bryant 3/25/22

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“Dear Heather, I am beyond grateful for finding the article about you on American Banker.  At the same time you were experiencing your issues with (Fortune 500 Bank) in Portland I was a newly hired Small Business Consultant in Dalla

Heather Bryant 3/23/22 Heather Bryant 3/23/22

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“Dear Heather, I am beyond grateful for finding the article about you on American Banker. At the same time you were experiencing your issues with (this company) in Portland I was a newly hired Small Business Consultant in Dallas. Coming

Heather Bryant 3/2/22 Heather Bryant 3/2/22

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“Hi Heather- I just wanted to say I admire you for standing up to this horrific corporation. I went through the exact same scenario in 2010 when I was let go for “sales performance” after being one of the top in sales with outstanding re

Heather Bryant 3/2/22 Heather Bryant 3/2/22

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“Heather... I am so sorry what all has happened to you. My heart hurts for you. I was there 23 yrs when things happened to me. I thought I was going to have to go in to a mental hospital to deal with the stress. It took me a long time t

Heather Bryant 3/2/22 Heather Bryant 3/2/22

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The following testimony is from a Financial Center Manager in Nevada who worked with my former manager prior to him being promoted to Regional Executive in 2018. At the time this Financial Center Manager worked with him, he was a Sales P

Heather Bryant 1/8/21 Heather Bryant 1/8/21

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Another testimony of abuse and discrimination covered up by HR including the typical non-disclosure agreement at the time the lawsuit was settled. Read the transcript of a chat between myself and a minority leader at the Fortune 500 bank

Heather Bryant 11/6/20 Heather Bryant 11/6/20

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Current and former associates from the Fortune 500 bank I worked for for 20 years reach out to me from all over the country with their testimonies of abuse and unethical sales pressure, as well as to thank me for the courage my blog has b

Heather Bryant 11/3/20 Heather Bryant 11/3/20

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Another testimony of the horribly unethical sales pressure and culture at this company. Competing goals between consumer sales associates, business sales associates, investment sales associates, home loan and mortgage sales associates ar

Heather Bryant 10/19/20 Heather Bryant 10/19/20

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I have received many testimonies similar to the one below from current associates that are so terrified of retaliation from this company that they either ask me not to post their testimony or, like the example below, create a separate em

Heather Bryant 10/19/20 Heather Bryant 10/19/20

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Below is a letter sent to Brian Moynihan, President and CEO of the Fortune 500 bank I worked for for 20 years, by a former Financial Center Manager and Human Resources manager with a degree in Human Resources, that quit the bank just 11 w

Heather Bryant 9/15/20 Heather Bryant 9/15/20

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Subject: Tampa Bay Florida We stand together “Many of us in Tampa Bay have stories to tell. Abuse that was reported anonymously and openly, hostile work environments that resulted from sales pressure. Nothing was done and many

Heather Bryant 9/11/20 Heather Bryant 9/11/20

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“Heather- I am a former Relationship Banker in Chicago. I decided to quit after feeling pressure and bullied by the branch manager. After having an international student opening an account with me and learning about her she had assured

Heather Bryant 9/10/20 Heather Bryant 9/10/20

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I spoke to this person at length and they shared with me that after he reported the discrimination and racist comments by his Financial Center managers, the company retaliated. Another story of how this company silences complaints with

Heather Bryant 9/10/20 Heather Bryant 9/10/20

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Another testimony of sales pressure, and fear of calling HR due to the systemic retaliation (you can read more about this in other testimonies and in the blog post “The Beginning Started At the End”). Subject: (Fortune 500 bank) emp

Heather Bryant 9/10/20 Heather Bryant 9/10/20

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Another story of the systemic abuse and sales pressure, specifically on credit card sales. It also outlines again how this company’s human resources department is trained to turn any complaints from associates back onto them, with threa

Heather Bryant 9/10/20 Heather Bryant 9/10/20

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The testimony below outlines the systemic toxic sales culture that is standard at this company which I spent 20 years working for. It also outlines the normal treatment of employees; lack of support, and threats of termination rather t

Heather Bryant 9/10/20 Heather Bryant 9/10/20

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“Hi Heather, I’m writing to commend you for your courage and bravery displayed in this matter . I was a Financial Center Manager with (this company) for (length of time withheld for protection) and went through some of the very same

Heather Bryant 9/10/20 Heather Bryant 9/10/20

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The testimony below outlines a systemic challenge within Financial Centers; consistently understaffed, yet forced to hit their sales goals or be terminated. A financial center is the brick and mortar banks that people (used to) mak

Heather Bryant 9/10/20 Heather Bryant 9/10/20

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