| No Images? Click here   Quick note: So we sent our newsletter out to certain parts of the world before the story was ready. OOPS. Anyway, this email has a link that actually works now. Hope you enjoy the piece—and thanks again for being fans of Highline...———Inhuman ResourcesHello Highliners,If you, too, have been mystified about why Wall Street—that notorious playground for bros—has managed to escape the Me Too reckoning, perhaps I can interest you in our latest piece, a sordid, impossible-to-put-down tale of harassment, office intrigue and financial crime by David Dayen.The story focuses on a banker named Mike Picarella, who, one day early on in his tenure at HSBC, noticed a young woman I'll refer to as Jill shaking and crying at her desk. Then he saw her crying again, and again, and again and again and again. He ultimately discovered what was happening: Their boss, Eileen Hedges, would drag Jill to a bar at night to act as flypaper for senior executives and high-profile clients—and then in the morning, she would regale the trading floor with stories about Jill's sexual exploits with these men. (This account was later corroborated in court testimony.)Eventually, Mike decided to report Eileen to human resources. And that's when his life began to fall apart. I won't give away all the goods here, but suffice it to say that this story teems with the kind of juicy behind-the-scenes details you crave in a story about Wall Street life. It also shows why the finance industry's cultural values haven't changed—and probably won't for quite some time.Anyway, I can't sign off without praising Kristian Hammerstad, who did the beautiful pop illustrations that accompany the piece. You can check out his other work here.—Greg Veis HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which explains how your data is used and shared. Learn More.Highline combines the rigor, depth and obsessiveness of the best magazine journalism with the experimentation that becomes possible when no paper or staples are involved. And our goal is simple: We want to publish stories that stay with you.Did you like reading this email? Forward it to a friend. Or sign up! Can't get enough? Check out our Morning Email or Must Reads.©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 |
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