Comments on: Interview with Sallie Krawcheck, CEO of Citigroup’s Global Wealth Management

By: Ana, Computer Science Student

Ana, Computer Science Student — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 01:16:00 +0000

See? That is where I would have to disagree. Despite typical notion that physical labor is harder than mental labor, it really isn't. Physical you get used to, mental is always draining. And lets also make a point. When you come home from your "demanding job", you, or at least, the majority of men, sit down in front of a tv and enjoy yourself. I have yet to meet a woman who doesn't come home from work and doesn't get down to housework or cooking. Also, you cannot try and tell me that the reason that 99% of the secretaries are women and not men is because women are lazy. As you can see, women who are successful in their careers get strongly criticized for being bad parents. To be successful in your career, its an uphill battle for most women, and a lot of capable women don't get selected for top jobs just because of sexism. Unless you would like to try and tell me that a very large majority of women are lazy and men are the hard workers of the nation.

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interesting writeup, i've got to mention this to a friend of mine

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By: Emily Sonnenblick

Emily Sonnenblick — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:01:49 +0000

I admire Sallie's candor as she articulates the difficulty of balancing it all. Money does help. An important ingredient for successful balance of working long hours with home is good hired help. Fortunately, I, as a professional woman (and SalIie Krawcheck certainly has this advantage) could afford to have wonderful in home nannies and home managers. I took advice from my mother in law when I had small kids as a young physician- pay for all the help at home that you can afford.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:14:34 +0000

For a somewhat less flattering account of Ms. Krawchek's rise to prominence, see the following insider comment at http://robbieallen.com/blog/mit-sdm/2005/03/sallie-krawcheck-chief-financial.html:

"Yes, Sallie's a capable and interesting girl. Married for the first time in 1990 to John Binnie, then VP at Salomon Brothers and her boss. After treating her husband quite badly while she was at Columbia Business School she divorced him in 1994 or thereabouts to marry Gary Appell, her boss from Donaldson Lufkin Jenrette. Joined Sanfodr Bernstein, had an affair with another senior professional there and, once he had been useful to her promotion at the firm, she then dumped him — after he had left his wife for her — and stayed with her current husband. Of note: shortly after Sallie became CEO and Chairman of Smith Barney, her first husband John Binnie, who had risen to head the CIticorp FIG group, left that firm for MOrgan Stanley. A very capable woman — but not a happy woman. One who uses sex as one of her big weapons."

By: ACC

ACC — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:51:26 +0000

"No one needs a career" may be the most presumptuous and ludicrous statement ever posted. Some people need a career more than they need anything else. Unfortunately, far too many people don't realize that until after they have kids and are expected to give it up. Often those who do end up making everyone around them so miserable that the kids wish mom would return to work just to give them a break.

By: hugh Shull

hugh Shull — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:18:06 +0000

I actually knew Sallie's first husband, John Binnie. He was another investment banker. I am sure he worked his ass off too. Good guy. And she was a lovely girl back in college. This is all more complicated than a few quick replies to interview questions. She isn't an abnormally hard working person for that business, nor is she an ogre for "ignoring" her kids. I respected her candor about the tradeoffs.

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By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:42:34 +0000

Sallie told my entire class of Associates (200+) at Citi that she was a terrible wife and mother but very good at her job. She said to stay at Citi, we had to recognize that we were making a sacrifice and the sacrifice could not be work. Honest, but not someone I admire.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:43:08 +0000

Jayson, the poster above you was not actually saying that women didn't succeed because they were tired. It was Sallie Krawcheck who said that and the poster was actually mocking that statement.

No one is denying that you work hard but if the housework is so easy, why aren't you doing half of it on top of your full time work? Your mother did all of it on top of her full time work so it should be a cinch for you to do half of it! ;-)

But really, every job and every couple and every family is different. It's a matter of works for the individuals. In some families it might be appropriate for one person to do all of the housework, in other families not.

But no, I don't believe that stay-at-home parents do the equivalent work of a $134,000 job either. But then there are plenty of million dollar executives who don't deserve their remuneration either. It's not always about how hard you work, unfortunately.