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		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/10/health-costs-2006/comment-page-2/#comment-5614667</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2006 13:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you for all the comments, good, bad and indifferent.For those of you whom I upset I am very sorry. It has now been about a year and things are moving along, yes I have had some, alot of therapy, this hit me hard but we are moving on. I have 2 attorneys dealing with this. I admitt that I had alot to learn and I have learned that we really don&#039;t matter to corporate America it really is just about profits. My fight is not just for me but for all those wrongfully treated by corporate America. I didn&#039;t realize that all caps was so offensive, sorry to that one. Life is all about learning and this was a very hard lesson for us. Again, sorry if I offended anyone I am getting better now. As far as the manager goes, he will just have to live with what he has done and I wish him and his family the best hoping that no one ever treats them as he did us. God Bless Us All</description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ON SATURDAY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CITIGROUP THANKING ME FOR MY FIVE YEARS IF SERVICE YET THEY JUST EXPLAINED TO THE DFEH WHY THEY FIRED ME
PLEASE HELP US GET TO THE TRUTH
GETTTING THIS LETTER WAS VERY DISTURBING SINCE I FEEL I WAS WRONGFULLY TERMINATED
I HAD NO PLANS TO LEAVE CITIBANK IN CARMEL 
  
Subject: IS IT LEGAL TO LIE TO THE DFEH &amp; US DEPT OF LABOR? CITIGROUP DID &amp; THEY LIE TO CLIENTS IN CARMEL PLEASE READ THIS LETTER SENT TO THE MONTEREY HERALD
The Monterey County Herald                             
                    Attn: Herald Executive Editor, Carolina Garcia         
                    8 Upper Ragsdale                                       
                    Monterey, CA 93940                                     
                    cgarcia@montereyherald.com                             
                    (831) 646-4306                                         
                                                                           
                    Ms. Garcia,                                            
                                                                           
                    I have attempted through several sources to clarify my 
                    position regarding my unfair treatment by my previous  
                    employer, Citibank. I had no previous plans to leave   
                    my position as Head Teller at the Citibank branch in   
                    Carmel. After 4 years of employment with the company,  
                    the unfair and unequal treatment of employees led to   
                    medically supervised work-related stress. The manager  
                    of the branch then accused me of job abandonment which 
                    led to my termination via UPS delivery on December 15, 
                    2005, while I was at home on medical leave.            
                                                                           
                    Subsequent to my termination, I received numerous      
                    correspondences that referenced me as terminated, no   
                    longer with the company, and as a former employee. My  
                    401K and pension have both been forwarded to me.       
                    However, when interviewed by the Department of Fair    
                    Employment and Housing, Citibank representatives       
                    reported that I was terminated due to not personally   
                    reporting my absence, but rather having medical        
                    documentation reported by my physician. When           
                    interviewed by the U. S. Department Wage and Hours     
                    Division, Citibank representatives reported on August  
                    8, 2006, that I was still an employee of the company   
                    and that a letter indicating such would be forwarded   
                    to me. To date, this letter has not been received.     
                                                                           
                    I have continued to be in contact with several clients 
                    that have stated that Citibank representatives         
                    indicated that I was either on vacation, or that I     
                    voluntarily resigned in order to work with my husband  
                    in his new business. This is absolutely untrue. It was 
                    my intention to continue my employment as the benefits 
                    were extremely important to me, as well as to my       
                    family.                                                
                                                                           
                    Clearly, there has been a gross misrepresentation by   
                    Citibank, either to its clients or to the U. S.        
                    Department Wage and Hours Division. It is my position  
                    that I was unfairly terminated by Citibank. The        
                    unscrupulous behavior of Citibank and its              
                    representatives, locally and at the corporate level,   
                    is unacceptable.                                       
                                                                           
                    It is also my opinion that if a corporation as large   
                    as Citibank is representing itself on a local level,   
                    the local management and staff should act accordingly. 
                    A large part of the attraction of the Monterey area is 
                    the sense of community that is felt here on a day to   
                    day basis. If Citibank is allowed to misrepresent its  
                    actions to clients and government agencies, where will 
                    the corporate takeover end?                            
                                                                           
                    Sincerely,                                             
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                    Damari Stratford                                       
                    dcsbears@aol.com                                       
                    dcsbears@aol.com wrote:                                
                                                                           
                    Subject: Re: Your message to the governor was received 
                    THE GOVERNOR HAS WRITTEN ME TWICE AND SAID HE WOULD    
                    HELP,, CITIBANK HAS LIED TO THE DFEH AND US LABOR DEPT 
                    WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION AND TO THEIR CLIENTS ABOUT MY   
                    STATUS, I NEED HELP, HOW CAN I FIGHT WHEN THIS         
                    CORPORATION IS TELLING LIES AND HAS ALL THE LAWYERS    
                    THEY NEED AND I CAN&#039;T AFFORD ONE. HOW MANY TIMES ARE   
                    THEY GOING TO GET AWAY WITH MISTREATING EMPLOYEES      
                    ON 8/8/06 RONAN FROM THE US DEPT OF LABOR WAS TOLD BY  
                    A CITIBANK ATTORNEY THAT THEY WOULD SEND ME A LETTER   
                    EXPLAINING MY STATUS AS STILL AN EMPLOYEE, I HAVE YET  
                    TO GET THIS LETTER, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PUT A     
                    LETTER TOGETHER IF THEY ARE TELLING THE TRUTH?         
                    YOUR OFFICE AS WELL AS THE FIRST LADY&#039;S OFFICE HAS     
                    CALLED ME BUT WE AREN&#039;T GETTING ANYWHERE. IT HAS BEEN  
                    7 MONTHS SINCE I FIRST WROTE THE GOVERNOR. CITIBANK    
                    ATTORNEYS HAVE CANCELLED 2 DEPOSITIONS AT THE LAST     
                    MINUTE THE LAST INE THEY CANCELLED WAS AFTER TALKING   
                    TO THE US LABOR DEPARTMENT,WHY?                        
                    MY JOB WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO MY FAMILY AND I PLEASE    
                    HELP ME AND MY FAMILY AND ALL THOSE BEFORE ME THAT     
                    HAVE BEEN WRONGFULLY TERMINATED BY CITIBANK FOR NO     
                    GOOD REASON                                            
                    WHY IS EVERYONE SO AFRAID OF CITIGROUP? WHY CAN&#039;T I    
                    FIND AN ATTORNEY WILLING TO STAND UP TO THEM ON A      
                    CONTINGENCY BASIS? I VOTED FOR THE GOVERNOR AND I NEED 
                    HIM NOW                                                
                    PLEASE CALL ANN FROM THE DFEH AT 408-277-1916 THEY     
                    TOLD HER THAT I HAD CALLED IN ILL ON 11/15/05 AND THAT 
                    I TOLD THEM I WOULDN&#039;T BE IN, THIS IS A LIE I WORKED   
                    THAT DAY AND I CAN PROVE THIS WITH MY IME CARD, THEN   
                    THEY SAY THEY MADE AN ERROR                            
                    PLEASE CALL RONAN AT 415-744-5590 EXT 226 FROM THE US  
                    LABOR DEPT TO VERIFY WHAT CITIBANK ATTORNEYS SAID. THE 
                    ONLY REASON THEY OFFERED ME FMLA IS BECAUSE I FILED    
                    FOR DISABILITY, BEFORE THAT THEY HAD PAID OUT MY FINAL 
                    PAYCHECK, FIRED ME VIA UPS, SENT ME COBRA INFORMATION. 
                    PLEASE HELP US PLEASE SEE THAT THE GOVERNOR GETS THIS  
                    EMAIL AND ASK HIM TO MAKE A CALL ON MY BEHALF          
                    CORPORATE AMERICA NEEDS TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEIR   
                    GOOD EMPLOYEES AND NOT ALLOW A MANAGER WITH BAD SKILLS 
                    TO FIRE SOMEONE JUST BECAUSE HE WANTS TO               
                    SINCERELY DAMARI STARTFROD                             
                    MOTHER WIFE HUMAN BEING AND I VOTED FOR THE GOVERNOR   
                    I MATTER TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!      
                                                                           
                                                                           
                    CITIBANK IN CARMEL LIES TO CLIENTS ABOUT WHY I AM NOT  
                    THERE. THEY TELL PEOPLE THAT I AM ON VACATION OR THAT  
                    I LEFT TO WORK FOR MY HUSBAND INSTEAD OF TELLING THEM  
                    HAT THEY FIRED ME AFTER MY DOCTOR FAXED IN A NOTE AND  
                    CALLED IN FOR ME TO PROTECT ME FROM HAVING MY BLOOD    
                    PRESSRE RISE. JEFF URSINO AND KATHLEEN MUNOZ LIES TO   
                    ANN AT THE DFEH AND THEIR LAWYERS LIED TO THE US DEPT  
                    OF LABOR. KATHLEN WAS DOING THE OVERDRAFT ON HER       
                    DAUGHTERS ACCOUNTS AND REFUNDED HER OWN DAUHGTER MONEY 
                    WHILE THE MANAGER WAS ON VACATION. SHE LIES ABOUT      
                    BEING FIRED FROM WELLS FARGO, SHE LIED TO THE WORKERS  
                    COMP PEOPLE AND WILL LIE TO ANYONE. KATHLEEN HAD       
                    INSTUCTED THE OTHER TELLERS TO COOK THE BOOKS BY       
                    HAVING THEM PUT IN FALSE REFEERALS AND JEFF URSINO DID 
                    NOTHING ABOUT IT BUT I GOT WRITTEN UP FOR MISSING WORK 
                    WITH A DOCTORS NOTE. THEY STATE TO ONE AGENCY THAT I   
                    WAS FIRED AND TO THE OTHER THAT I AM STILL EMPLOYED,   
                    THEY STATE I WAS FIRED FOR NOT CALLING IN YET I WAS    
                    RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO HAVE MY DOCTOEOR CALL IN AND FAX 
                    MY NOTE IN DUE TO THE STRESS AND HARRASSMENT BROUGHT   
                    ON BY JEFF AND CITIBANK, WHERE ARE THE ETHICS IN THIS  
                    COMPANY                                                
                                                                           
                                                                           
                    NOW THEY ARE TELLING MORE LIES TO THE DEPT OF FAIR     
                    EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING JEFF TELLS THEM WHY I WAS FIRED 
                    AND THEIR LAWYERS TELL THE US DEPT OF LABOR THAT I AM  
                    STILL EMPLOYEED                                        
                    PLEASE HELP US GET THIS STORY OUT TO THE WORLD IF IT   
                    ISN&#039;T TOO MUCH TO ASK:) HOW DO YOU FIGHT LIARS, HOW DO 
                    THEY SLEEP AT NIGHT                                    
                    CITIBANK IN CARMEL 831-624-8258 CALL AND ASK THEM      
                    WHERE I AM ASK FOR KATHLEEN AND ASK HER WHY SHE LIES   
                    THIS WOMAN WAS HAVING CITIBANK PAY FOR HER DAUGHTER    
                    OVERDRAFTS AND HER A TELLER REFUND HER OWN DAUGHTER    
                    MONEY WHILE THE MANAGER WAS OUT ON VACATION SO WHY     
                    SHOULD ANYONE BELEIVE THIS UNETHICAL PERSON JUST AS    
                    JEFF URSINO THE MANAGER OF THE CAPITOLA BRANCH LIES TO 
                    HIS BOSSES TO MAKE HIMSELF LOOK BETTER PLEASE HELP US  
                    WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME                             
                    HOW DO YOU FIGHT A CORPORATION LIKE THIS               
                   Extra! Extra! Read all about it!                       
                    DAMARI AND CITIBANK HERE IS THE TRUTH!!                
                    To set the record straight!                            
                    Damari was fired by Citibank in Carmel!                
                    Damari did not leave the bank to go work for her       
                    husband!!!!                                            
                    DAMARI HAD NO PLANS TO LEAVE CITIBANK!                 
                    DAMARI PLANNED ON STAYING FOR ANOTHER 16YRS.           
                    THE BENEFITS WERE VERY IMPORTANT TO HER FAMILY!!       
                    DAMARI WAS FIRED VIA UPS WHILE AT HOME ILL DUE TO WORK 
                    RELATED STRESS BROUGHT ON BY THE MANAGER AND THE       
                    UNFAIR AND UNEQUAL TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES              
                    ALONG WITH BEING THREATEN AND HARASSED                 
                    BY THE MANAGER FOR JOB ABANDOMENT.                     
                    SEVERAL OF                                             
                    Citibank clients have TOLD HER that they have been     
                    told by the staff at the Carmel branch :               
                    THAT SHE LEFT TO GO WORK FOR HER HUSBAND!              
                    THIS IS AN OUTRIGHT LIE!!!!                            
                    What else will they lie about?                         
                    Are they ashamed of what was done??                    
                    WHY DO THEY FEEL THEY NEED TO SAY SHE LEFT TO GO WORK  
                    WITH HER HUSBAND                                       
                    ( I DO NOT WORK FOR MY HUSBAND)                        
                    ( I DO NOT WORK FOR JND PLUMBING)                      
                    (NOR AM I ON VACATION)                                 
                    INSTEAD OF JUST TELLING THE TRUTH ?                    
                    IS THERE ANYONE IN THE CARMEL BRANCH THAT COULD SWEAR  
                    TO THIS? NO!                                           
                    You can reach Damari at dcsbears@aol.com               
                    ENOUGH WITH THE LIES CITIBANK!!!                       
                    IF YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS PLEASE SEND HER AN EMAIL    
                    CITIBANK TOLD                                          
                    THE US LABOR DEPT WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION ,             
                    ON 08/08/06                                            
                    THAT I AM STILL AN EMPLOYEE                            
                    YET I HAVE LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS                       
                    THAT CLEARLY USE THE WORDS                             
                    TERMINATED                                             
                    NO LONGER WITH THE COMPANY                             
                    FORMER EMPLOYEE                                        
                    AND MY 401K AND PENSION HAVE BEEN SENT TO ME AS OF     
                    8/24/06 I HAVE YET TO GET THE LETTER FROM CITIBANK     
                    WHICH EXPLAINS HOW I AM STILL AN EMPLOYEE! HOW LONG    
                    DOES IT TAKE TO WRITE A LETTER IF YOU ARE TELLING THE  
                    TRUTH HOW CAN THEY SAY TO THE US DEPT OF LABOR THAT I  
                    AM STILL AN EMPLOYEE YET THEY TELL THE DFEH THAT THEY  
                    FIRED ME FOR NOT CALLING IN, WHAT IS THE TRUTH         
                    CITIBANK??????????                                     
                    CITIBANK STATES THAT I WAS FIRED FOR NOT CALLING IN    
                    YET MY DOCTOR CALLED IN FOR ME THE DAY BEFORE AND ALSO 
                    FAXED IN A NOTE FOR ME WHICH THE MANAGER RETURNED TO   
                    ME WITH MY LETTER OF TERMINATION. THEY KNEW THE DAY    
                    BEFORE THAT I WASN&#039;T COMING IN SO WHY WOULD HE CALL TO 
                    ASK IF I WAS COMING IN IF IT WAS CLEARLY STATED ON THE 
                    NOTE AND TOLD TO THEM BY MY DOCTOR TO PROTECT MY       
                    HEALTH                                                 
                    JUST MORE LIES BY THE CITIBANK STAFF IN CARMEL         
              
DCSbears...

I whole heartedly understand you delemma, and my heart goes

out to you.


a few years back, I worked for citibank/corp. for one full year.

It was without doubt the worst job, and the worst nightmare I have

ever lived. The treatment of employees was abominable, among many

other things. .


I worked with people that had been there for years. They were not treated
any better, than I was. 

I quit in the middle of the day. I sat in my car for a good twenty minutes

breathing in what was for me, the most fresh air I had in one year. 


In the following year, at least six people I had worked with, and had been there

for years,  were let go, with the very worst excuses ever. Of course the lost all

benifits, and retirments.

Needless to say, I have never again banked with them, or used one of their credit

cards, or have done any other business with them, whatsoever, and when asked I inform orher companies why.  

I have always...and to this day, informed everyone within earshot, of that disgusting thing, know as &quot;citibank/corp. 

I am sorry they got you. I hope you get them.

FROM AOL BLOG THANK YOU FOR YOU THOUGHTS
CITIBANK FIRES ME FOR NOT &quot;FOLLOWING POLICY &quot; YET THEY DIDN&#039;T FOLLOW THEIR OWN POLICY</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ON SATURDAY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CITIGROUP THANKING ME FOR MY FIVE YEARS IF SERVICE YET THEY JUST EXPLAINED TO THE DFEH WHY THEY FIRED ME<br />
PLEASE HELP US GET TO THE TRUTH<br />
GETTTING THIS LETTER WAS VERY DISTURBING SINCE I FEEL I WAS WRONGFULLY TERMINATED<br />
I HAD NO PLANS TO LEAVE CITIBANK IN CARMEL </p>
<p>Subject: IS IT LEGAL TO LIE TO THE DFEH &amp; US DEPT OF LABOR? CITIGROUP DID &amp; THEY LIE TO CLIENTS IN CARMEL PLEASE READ THIS LETTER SENT TO THE MONTEREY HERALD<br />
The Monterey County Herald<br />
                    Attn: Herald Executive Editor, Carolina Garcia<br />
                    8 Upper Ragsdale<br />
                    Monterey, CA 93940<br />
                    <a href="mailto:cgarcia@montereyherald.com">cgarcia@montereyherald.com</a><br />
                    (831) 646-4306                                         </p>
<p>                    Ms. Garcia,                                            </p>
<p>                    I have attempted through several sources to clarify my<br />
                    position regarding my unfair treatment by my previous<br />
                    employer, Citibank. I had no previous plans to leave<br />
                    my position as Head Teller at the Citibank branch in<br />
                    Carmel. After 4 years of employment with the company,<br />
                    the unfair and unequal treatment of employees led to<br />
                    medically supervised work-related stress. The manager<br />
                    of the branch then accused me of job abandonment which<br />
                    led to my termination via UPS delivery on December 15,<br />
                    2005, while I was at home on medical leave.            </p>
<p>                    Subsequent to my termination, I received numerous<br />
                    correspondences that referenced me as terminated, no<br />
                    longer with the company, and as a former employee. My<br />
                    401K and pension have both been forwarded to me.<br />
                    However, when interviewed by the Department of Fair<br />
                    Employment and Housing, Citibank representatives<br />
                    reported that I was terminated due to not personally<br />
                    reporting my absence, but rather having medical<br />
                    documentation reported by my physician. When<br />
                    interviewed by the U. S. Department Wage and Hours<br />
                    Division, Citibank representatives reported on August<br />
                    8, 2006, that I was still an employee of the company<br />
                    and that a letter indicating such would be forwarded<br />
                    to me. To date, this letter has not been received.     </p>
<p>                    I have continued to be in contact with several clients<br />
                    that have stated that Citibank representatives<br />
                    indicated that I was either on vacation, or that I<br />
                    voluntarily resigned in order to work with my husband<br />
                    in his new business. This is absolutely untrue. It was<br />
                    my intention to continue my employment as the benefits<br />
                    were extremely important to me, as well as to my<br />
                    family.                                                </p>
<p>                    Clearly, there has been a gross misrepresentation by<br />
                    Citibank, either to its clients or to the U. S.<br />
                    Department Wage and Hours Division. It is my position<br />
                    that I was unfairly terminated by Citibank. The<br />
                    unscrupulous behavior of Citibank and its<br />
                    representatives, locally and at the corporate level,<br />
                    is unacceptable.                                       </p>
<p>                    It is also my opinion that if a corporation as large<br />
                    as Citibank is representing itself on a local level,<br />
                    the local management and staff should act accordingly.<br />
                    A large part of the attraction of the Monterey area is<br />
                    the sense of community that is felt here on a day to<br />
                    day basis. If Citibank is allowed to misrepresent its<br />
                    actions to clients and government agencies, where will<br />
                    the corporate takeover end?                            </p>
<p>                    Sincerely,                                             </p>
<p>                    Damari Stratford<br />
                    <a href="mailto:dcsbears@aol.com">dcsbears@aol.com</a><br />
                    <a href="mailto:dcsbears@aol.com">dcsbears@aol.com</a> wrote:                                </p>
<p>                    Subject: Re: Your message to the governor was received<br />
                    THE GOVERNOR HAS WRITTEN ME TWICE AND SAID HE WOULD<br />
                    HELP,, CITIBANK HAS LIED TO THE DFEH AND US LABOR DEPT<br />
                    WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION AND TO THEIR CLIENTS ABOUT MY<br />
                    STATUS, I NEED HELP, HOW CAN I FIGHT WHEN THIS<br />
                    CORPORATION IS TELLING LIES AND HAS ALL THE LAWYERS<br />
                    THEY NEED AND I CAN&#8217;T AFFORD ONE. HOW MANY TIMES ARE<br />
                    THEY GOING TO GET AWAY WITH MISTREATING EMPLOYEES<br />
                    ON 8/8/06 RONAN FROM THE US DEPT OF LABOR WAS TOLD BY<br />
                    A CITIBANK ATTORNEY THAT THEY WOULD SEND ME A LETTER<br />
                    EXPLAINING MY STATUS AS STILL AN EMPLOYEE, I HAVE YET<br />
                    TO GET THIS LETTER, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PUT A<br />
                    LETTER TOGETHER IF THEY ARE TELLING THE TRUTH?<br />
                    YOUR OFFICE AS WELL AS THE FIRST LADY&#8217;S OFFICE HAS<br />
                    CALLED ME BUT WE AREN&#8217;T GETTING ANYWHERE. IT HAS BEEN<br />
                    7 MONTHS SINCE I FIRST WROTE THE GOVERNOR. CITIBANK<br />
                    ATTORNEYS HAVE CANCELLED 2 DEPOSITIONS AT THE LAST<br />
                    MINUTE THE LAST INE THEY CANCELLED WAS AFTER TALKING<br />
                    TO THE US LABOR DEPARTMENT,WHY?<br />
                    MY JOB WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO MY FAMILY AND I PLEASE<br />
                    HELP ME AND MY FAMILY AND ALL THOSE BEFORE ME THAT<br />
                    HAVE BEEN WRONGFULLY TERMINATED BY CITIBANK FOR NO<br />
                    GOOD REASON<br />
                    WHY IS EVERYONE SO AFRAID OF CITIGROUP? WHY CAN&#8217;T I<br />
                    FIND AN ATTORNEY WILLING TO STAND UP TO THEM ON A<br />
                    CONTINGENCY BASIS? I VOTED FOR THE GOVERNOR AND I NEED<br />
                    HIM NOW<br />
                    PLEASE CALL ANN FROM THE DFEH AT 408-277-1916 THEY<br />
                    TOLD HER THAT I HAD CALLED IN ILL ON 11/15/05 AND THAT<br />
                    I TOLD THEM I WOULDN&#8217;T BE IN, THIS IS A LIE I WORKED<br />
                    THAT DAY AND I CAN PROVE THIS WITH MY IME CARD, THEN<br />
                    THEY SAY THEY MADE AN ERROR<br />
                    PLEASE CALL RONAN AT 415-744-5590 EXT 226 FROM THE US<br />
                    LABOR DEPT TO VERIFY WHAT CITIBANK ATTORNEYS SAID. THE<br />
                    ONLY REASON THEY OFFERED ME FMLA IS BECAUSE I FILED<br />
                    FOR DISABILITY, BEFORE THAT THEY HAD PAID OUT MY FINAL<br />
                    PAYCHECK, FIRED ME VIA UPS, SENT ME COBRA INFORMATION.<br />
                    PLEASE HELP US PLEASE SEE THAT THE GOVERNOR GETS THIS<br />
                    EMAIL AND ASK HIM TO MAKE A CALL ON MY BEHALF<br />
                    CORPORATE AMERICA NEEDS TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEIR<br />
                    GOOD EMPLOYEES AND NOT ALLOW A MANAGER WITH BAD SKILLS<br />
                    TO FIRE SOMEONE JUST BECAUSE HE WANTS TO<br />
                    SINCERELY DAMARI STARTFROD<br />
                    MOTHER WIFE HUMAN BEING AND I VOTED FOR THE GOVERNOR<br />
                    I MATTER TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!      </p>
<p>                    CITIBANK IN CARMEL LIES TO CLIENTS ABOUT WHY I AM NOT<br />
                    THERE. THEY TELL PEOPLE THAT I AM ON VACATION OR THAT<br />
                    I LEFT TO WORK FOR MY HUSBAND INSTEAD OF TELLING THEM<br />
                    HAT THEY FIRED ME AFTER MY DOCTOR FAXED IN A NOTE AND<br />
                    CALLED IN FOR ME TO PROTECT ME FROM HAVING MY BLOOD<br />
                    PRESSRE RISE. JEFF URSINO AND KATHLEEN MUNOZ LIES TO<br />
                    ANN AT THE DFEH AND THEIR LAWYERS LIED TO THE US DEPT<br />
                    OF LABOR. KATHLEN WAS DOING THE OVERDRAFT ON HER<br />
                    DAUGHTERS ACCOUNTS AND REFUNDED HER OWN DAUHGTER MONEY<br />
                    WHILE THE MANAGER WAS ON VACATION. SHE LIES ABOUT<br />
                    BEING FIRED FROM WELLS FARGO, SHE LIED TO THE WORKERS<br />
                    COMP PEOPLE AND WILL LIE TO ANYONE. KATHLEEN HAD<br />
                    INSTUCTED THE OTHER TELLERS TO COOK THE BOOKS BY<br />
                    HAVING THEM PUT IN FALSE REFEERALS AND JEFF URSINO DID<br />
                    NOTHING ABOUT IT BUT I GOT WRITTEN UP FOR MISSING WORK<br />
                    WITH A DOCTORS NOTE. THEY STATE TO ONE AGENCY THAT I<br />
                    WAS FIRED AND TO THE OTHER THAT I AM STILL EMPLOYED,<br />
                    THEY STATE I WAS FIRED FOR NOT CALLING IN YET I WAS<br />
                    RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO HAVE MY DOCTOEOR CALL IN AND FAX<br />
                    MY NOTE IN DUE TO THE STRESS AND HARRASSMENT BROUGHT<br />
                    ON BY JEFF AND CITIBANK, WHERE ARE THE ETHICS IN THIS<br />
                    COMPANY                                                </p>
<p>                    NOW THEY ARE TELLING MORE LIES TO THE DEPT OF FAIR<br />
                    EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING JEFF TELLS THEM WHY I WAS FIRED<br />
                    AND THEIR LAWYERS TELL THE US DEPT OF LABOR THAT I AM<br />
                    STILL EMPLOYEED<br />
                    PLEASE HELP US GET THIS STORY OUT TO THE WORLD IF IT<br />
                    ISN&#8217;T TOO MUCH TO ASK:) HOW DO YOU FIGHT LIARS, HOW DO<br />
                    THEY SLEEP AT NIGHT<br />
                    CITIBANK IN CARMEL 831-624-8258 CALL AND ASK THEM<br />
                    WHERE I AM ASK FOR KATHLEEN AND ASK HER WHY SHE LIES<br />
                    THIS WOMAN WAS HAVING CITIBANK PAY FOR HER DAUGHTER<br />
                    OVERDRAFTS AND HER A TELLER REFUND HER OWN DAUGHTER<br />
                    MONEY WHILE THE MANAGER WAS OUT ON VACATION SO WHY<br />
                    SHOULD ANYONE BELEIVE THIS UNETHICAL PERSON JUST AS<br />
                    JEFF URSINO THE MANAGER OF THE CAPITOLA BRANCH LIES TO<br />
                    HIS BOSSES TO MAKE HIMSELF LOOK BETTER PLEASE HELP US<br />
                    WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME<br />
                    HOW DO YOU FIGHT A CORPORATION LIKE THIS<br />
                   Extra! Extra! Read all about it!<br />
                    DAMARI AND CITIBANK HERE IS THE TRUTH!!<br />
                    To set the record straight!<br />
                    Damari was fired by Citibank in Carmel!<br />
                    Damari did not leave the bank to go work for her<br />
                    husband!!!!<br />
                    DAMARI HAD NO PLANS TO LEAVE CITIBANK!<br />
                    DAMARI PLANNED ON STAYING FOR ANOTHER 16YRS.<br />
                    THE BENEFITS WERE VERY IMPORTANT TO HER FAMILY!!<br />
                    DAMARI WAS FIRED VIA UPS WHILE AT HOME ILL DUE TO WORK<br />
                    RELATED STRESS BROUGHT ON BY THE MANAGER AND THE<br />
                    UNFAIR AND UNEQUAL TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES<br />
                    ALONG WITH BEING THREATEN AND HARASSED<br />
                    BY THE MANAGER FOR JOB ABANDOMENT.<br />
                    SEVERAL OF<br />
                    Citibank clients have TOLD HER that they have been<br />
                    told by the staff at the Carmel branch :<br />
                    THAT SHE LEFT TO GO WORK FOR HER HUSBAND!<br />
                    THIS IS AN OUTRIGHT LIE!!!!<br />
                    What else will they lie about?<br />
                    Are they ashamed of what was done??<br />
                    WHY DO THEY FEEL THEY NEED TO SAY SHE LEFT TO GO WORK<br />
                    WITH HER HUSBAND<br />
                    ( I DO NOT WORK FOR MY HUSBAND)<br />
                    ( I DO NOT WORK FOR JND PLUMBING)<br />
                    (NOR AM I ON VACATION)<br />
                    INSTEAD OF JUST TELLING THE TRUTH ?<br />
                    IS THERE ANYONE IN THE CARMEL BRANCH THAT COULD SWEAR<br />
                    TO THIS? NO!<br />
                    You can reach Damari at <a href="mailto:dcsbears@aol.com">dcsbears@aol.com</a><br />
                    ENOUGH WITH THE LIES CITIBANK!!!<br />
                    IF YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS PLEASE SEND HER AN EMAIL<br />
                    CITIBANK TOLD<br />
                    THE US LABOR DEPT WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION ,<br />
                    ON 08/08/06<br />
                    THAT I AM STILL AN EMPLOYEE<br />
                    YET I HAVE LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS<br />
                    THAT CLEARLY USE THE WORDS<br />
                    TERMINATED<br />
                    NO LONGER WITH THE COMPANY<br />
                    FORMER EMPLOYEE<br />
                    AND MY 401K AND PENSION HAVE BEEN SENT TO ME AS OF<br />
                    8/24/06 I HAVE YET TO GET THE LETTER FROM CITIBANK<br />
                    WHICH EXPLAINS HOW I AM STILL AN EMPLOYEE! HOW LONG<br />
                    DOES IT TAKE TO WRITE A LETTER IF YOU ARE TELLING THE<br />
                    TRUTH HOW CAN THEY SAY TO THE US DEPT OF LABOR THAT I<br />
                    AM STILL AN EMPLOYEE YET THEY TELL THE DFEH THAT THEY<br />
                    FIRED ME FOR NOT CALLING IN, WHAT IS THE TRUTH<br />
                    CITIBANK??????????<br />
                    CITIBANK STATES THAT I WAS FIRED FOR NOT CALLING IN<br />
                    YET MY DOCTOR CALLED IN FOR ME THE DAY BEFORE AND ALSO<br />
                    FAXED IN A NOTE FOR ME WHICH THE MANAGER RETURNED TO<br />
                    ME WITH MY LETTER OF TERMINATION. THEY KNEW THE DAY<br />
                    BEFORE THAT I WASN&#8217;T COMING IN SO WHY WOULD HE CALL TO<br />
                    ASK IF I WAS COMING IN IF IT WAS CLEARLY STATED ON THE<br />
                    NOTE AND TOLD TO THEM BY MY DOCTOR TO PROTECT MY<br />
                    HEALTH<br />
                    JUST MORE LIES BY THE CITIBANK STAFF IN CARMEL         </p>
<p>DCSbears&#8230;</p>
<p>I whole heartedly understand you delemma, and my heart goes</p>
<p>out to you.</p>
<p>a few years back, I worked for citibank/corp. for one full year.</p>
<p>It was without doubt the worst job, and the worst nightmare I have</p>
<p>ever lived. The treatment of employees was abominable, among many</p>
<p>other things. .</p>
<p>I worked with people that had been there for years. They were not treated<br />
any better, than I was. </p>
<p>I quit in the middle of the day. I sat in my car for a good twenty minutes</p>
<p>breathing in what was for me, the most fresh air I had in one year. </p>
<p>In the following year, at least six people I had worked with, and had been there</p>
<p>for years,  were let go, with the very worst excuses ever. Of course the lost all</p>
<p>benifits, and retirments.</p>
<p>Needless to say, I have never again banked with them, or used one of their credit</p>
<p>cards, or have done any other business with them, whatsoever, and when asked I inform orher companies why.  </p>
<p>I have always&#8230;and to this day, informed everyone within earshot, of that disgusting thing, know as &#8220;citibank/corp. </p>
<p>I am sorry they got you. I hope you get them.</p>
<p>FROM AOL BLOG THANK YOU FOR YOU THOUGHTS<br />
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		<title>By: DAMARI STRATFORD</title>
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		<dc:creator>DAMARI STRATFORD</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 15:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>CITIBANK ETHICS PLEASE POST AND FORWARD MY STORY I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE HELP US GET THIS STORY OUT
PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW
The letter Iâ€™ve include with this email is from a concern client of Citibank
My question is will the teller be fired and if not why not? This teller left out about $10,000.00 in the unlocked front drawer 2 different times with in a two week period and had two shortages in one year, one for $100.00 and the other for $450.00.
Where the cash drawer is concern two employees signed the vault book stating they witness her put the cash away, obviously not true.
One of these two employees had the bank pay for her daughters overdrafts and the manage was aware, against company policy.
This teller entered false referrals into the systems to make the banks numbers look better and this was done under the supervision and direction of the supervisor, when I brought this up to the manager none of the three tellers which input false referrals were written up, falsifying bank documents and no write up but I get written up for missing a Saturday, why? Unfair and unequal treatment by the manager. Where are the ethics?
As Iâ€™ve stated, the unethical employees still have jobs and I get fired after the manager receives my email on 12/13/05 at about 1:45 p.m., and he acknowledges receiving it, it clearing answers his question/comment that he was calling to see if I was coming. The email states that my doctor had called in and spoke to Kathleen: as well as faxing in my doctors note which the manager returned to me with my termination letter received two days after I had been fried with no check, with no break down explanation, no vacation pay, misleading information and so on, note clearly stating my disability time off. Did he read the doctors note? Did he let upper management know that my doctor had call and faxed information? 
The manager called I returned his call but he was with a client.
I requested to communicate via email and I emailed him, Kathleen and Human Resource, so why was I fired sometime after he received my email and the end of the day if he was just calling to see if I was coming in and if not to contact HR?  Unfair and unequal treatment.
It makes no sense. Why werenâ€™t the labor codes followed?  Did he get HR permission to fire me? 
Why then wasnâ€™t my check included with my letter of termination? Arenâ€™t I to be fired at the location which I work? Were my rights violated when he had Kevin send me my termination letter, did he know I was getting fired prior to me receiving my letter?
March 25, 2006 Dear Ms. Deloney,
         I would like to take a moment  and thank you for responding to my comments regarding Damari  and the manager. I am sure that you are a very busy and important person and I appreciate your time. Damari is truly missed at the bank, since her unfair termination by the manger, the atmosphere at the bank is boring to say the least. Damari added life and laughter and she enjoyed serving the customers. I feel deeply, that the manager made a huge mistake in dismissing her while she was  ill. What kind of a manager would dismiss an employee while they are ill? 
        As I say this, I now have further concerns about another teller name Andrea. I was in the bank and  was told that she has injured her knee and will be out of work for about six weeks. Iâ€™m sure that Andrea has a doctors note as Damari did,  I hope that the manager doesnâ€™t make the same mistake and decides to terminate her and  mail her a letter before she returns as he did Damari when he terminated her  instead of waiting for her to get well and return to work. Although I would understand if he were  let her go as she spends most of her time at work doing her homework , reading and she isnâ€™t available everyday. Andrea will move on, on her own to become a teacher,  this is what she goes to school for two days a week. By her going to school, I feel  this puts a strain on the staff. I understand that the rest of the tellers along with Kathleen are now having to work six days a week and Kathleen is running a window: she doesnâ€™t have the charm or customer service skills which Damari offered the bank.
        We go into the bank often and we rarely see that manager. I feel that it would be in the best interest of the bank to find a permanent manager as soon as possible, one whom appreciates competent employees as Damari. Frankly, I donâ€™t understand how a temporary manager was given the authority to dismiss an employee such as Damari with her wonderful skills , talents and  dedication to her job. Therefore my concerns are now for Andrea whom doesnâ€˜t compare with the kind of service Damari offered your customers. As I stated before, the other tellers spend too much time speaking to customers about personal things and shopping on the computer  instead of banking conversations.  I frequently witness them reading and eating while at their windows: this is very unprofessional.
      I feel it would be in the best interest to Citibank to launch a complete investigation on the manager, as you stated would be done and seriously consider removing him from Carmel. In my opinion since he arrived the atmosphere is tense and if I can sense it I am sure that other customers do. This manager has taken all the personal touch and charm out of the bank and I feel the employees fear for their jobs:  no one should have to work under those conditions. Keeping this manager at this or any branch is sure to destroy you business. Again, thank you for your letter and taking the time to look into this situation.
Sincerely, Clifford Bagwell
In a letter dated 01/06/06,Citibank states, Pursuant to Section 1089 of the Ca. Unemployment insurance Code, regarding notification of changes in employment status, please be advised that your employment was terminated on 12/13/5 for failure to follow call in procedures
RE Section1089  and other codes which Citibank may have violated
Other codes they may have violated labor code section 208, 226, 226.3,201.25,2441, 2800,2802,2926,2927,6400,3602(6),3852,2922,civil code 47(c)
I was fired on 12/13/05,it states that each employer shall notify the employee immediately, yet I didn&#039;t find out until 12/15 as I received my notice of termination via UPS on12/15
When I was fired I was not supplied with &quot;copies of printed statements or materials relating to claims for benefits by Citibank.
Citibank claims that I didn&#039;t follow the call-in procedure yet my doctor called on 12/12 &amp; faxed in a notice which stated that I would be out from the 12th-16th. 
 Jeff claims that he called me to see if I was coming in on 12/13 at 10:25am,almost 2hrs after my shift started, he states that if I wasn&#039;t coming in that he wanted me to contact HR to inform them of my extended absence. How does one go from calling to see if I&#039;m coming in &amp; ask me to call HR to Jeff stating &amp; deciding that I should be fired yet in my email to him at 1:45pm on 12/13 it  states that the doctor had spoken to Kathleen &amp; faxed in my doctors note which he returns to me w/letter of termination.
How does he justify terminating me? I was out on work related stress and my blood pressure, my doctor called for me to keep my stress &amp; blood pressure down, as far as not calling in I had my doctor call: the call was made for me to protect my health. Why wasn&#039;t it stated in my termination letter that I failed to follow the call in procedure. Why does Citibank state to the DFEH that I called in on 11/15 &amp; said that I would be out the rest of the week yet I worked on the that day &amp; the supervisor approved my timecard on 11/22. What else are they not being honest about?
Why are the employees which falsify bank documents &amp; break policy still have jobs? 
Reply to Damari Stratford 1291 Ord Grove Ave, Seaside 93955 831-583-9077
CITIBANK IS NOT BEING HONEST WITH DFEH
THIS IS A LETTER I SENT MY GOVERNOR
Dear Governor, First Lady and staff, 
I have been awake since 1:05 a.m. I was having a difficult time sleeping again due to my conversation with Ann Lueckeman from the DFEH. Ann and I spoke on 3/08/06, Citibank apparently faxed in their reply on 3/07/06. Ann read to me some of the statements that Citibank made on their reply Citibank states: that I called in on 11/15/05 and that I stated that I would be out the rest of the week, this is a lie!!! I happen to have my time card for the week ending 11/19/05 and it clearly shows that I worked the 15th, I was off the 16th and I worked the 17th and that I was out sick on the 18th and 19th and that the manager approved my time. Citibank states that I refused to work on Saturdays but they don&#039;t mention that I, unlike them, was willing to meet them half way. Citibank is not telling the truth. To further support that I was at work on the 15th and 17th I have my journal notes with specific times of things that occurred on those two days. How does an honest and ethical person fight against unethical people who lie? How can I protect myself if I can&#039;t afford an attorney and I can&#039;t find one to work on a contingency basis? The other night, on TV, my husband and I heard that the government spends 4 million to train wasp and I can&#039;t get help from The White House or our Senators or Congress, to defend myself against a corporation which is taking advantage and lying about this situation? The only one that has offered to help is the Governors office and although I appreciate the letter and the call from the Governors office this does not get me an attorney. I have diligently search for assistance to no avail. I am now begging for help, I can&#039;t continue to loose sleep and live on anxiety medication; this situation is wearing on me. Again, please, is there anything more that you or our government can do to help my family and I, for this wrongful termination? Why is Citibank lying? I feel like I am going to have another panic attack and I had to resign to taking medication to calm down. This is totally and completely unfair, unjust, wrong and no one should have to go through what Citibank has put my family and I through. I only wonder how many other wrongful termination&#039;s Citibank has gotten away with because people are afraid to go up against them or just don&#039;t have the money to fight and protect them selves? My husband and daughter are worried about me and so am I.
PLEASE HELP US. I donâ€™t know what else to do and I donâ€™t want to give up. 
Sincerely. 
Damari Stratford 
A BETTER EXPLANATION Mother fired by Citibank for no good reason
I am searching for an Employment Attorney willing to work on a contingency basis. I was fired while I was out sick, the managers states in a note added to my personnel file that he had called me to see if I would be coming into work on Dec. 13th but yet with my letter of termination he returned to me the faxed in doctors note, faxed in at 3:44p.m. on 12/12/05 by my doctor, which clearly stated that I would be out from 12/12-12/16/05. He sent me my letter of termination thru UPS, which arrive on 12/15/05. The manager knew that I was out on work related stress and I had a workers comp case pending. The manager states that I was fired for not complying with my warning and I asked how I could comply if I wasn&#039;t there to comply so then I get a letter from HR stating that I was fired for failure to follow the call in process but my doctor had called in for me on the 12th due to my stress level and blood pressure. The doctor had spoken to the supervisor on the 12th so they were aware that I wouldn&#039;t be in on the 13th and my doctor has the notes on my file that she had made a call in for me. Citibank did not follow their own procedures when they fired me. The EEOC has given me the right to sue and the letter arrived on 2/17/06 so my 90 days have started. The DFEH has also launched their own investigation which Citibank received notice on 1/23/06 and should be responding to the notice any day now, (as of 3/8/06they havenâ€™t responded). I had an outstanding performance history with the bank; I had worked there for 4 years 2 months 6 days. I was the head teller one of the notary and the only Spanish-speaking teller. I have at least 40 letters of support from Citibank clients and I can prove that the manager was not equal with all the employees and although he was aware of the teller cooking the books under the direction of the supervisor none of them were put on corrective action yet I was written up for missing my first Saturday and then again when I missed my 2nd Saturday although I had a doctors note to be out of work due to my blood pressure and stress brought on by the manage and the unfairness in treatment. I had been threaten with job abandonment but at that time I hadn&#039;t missed any work long enough to be accused for this. Citibank violated code 132A of the worker comp law and I do have an attorney for that but they are unable to deal with all the other issues. I have a strong feeling that the manager never told HR that my doctor had called in for me nor did he share my doctors note with them, he is to get approval from HR before firing me yet fired me by 4:30 pm or so, I had also emailed him that day at 1:45 pm and explained that my doctor had spoken to the supervisor and faxed in a note, again he was aware that I wouldnâ€™t be in. The manager had called my cell phone and left a message at about 10:25 am, he states that he called because I hadnâ€™t called in a half an hour prior to my shift, which started at 8:30 a.m., why did it take him 2 hours before calling me? And I would bet that the supervisor had made arrangements to have a teller there to cover my shift since my doctor called her. Please help my family and I.
Sincerely, Damari Stratford 
Home 831-583-9077 all calls to this number are screen due to telemarketing calls and my current situation so once you hear my voice saying that all calls are screened please leave a message, once I hear who is calling I pick up the phone. 
Cell phone 831-236-0112 this is the best number to leave a message
Again please help us</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CITIBANK ETHICS PLEASE POST AND FORWARD MY STORY I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE HELP US GET THIS STORY OUT<br />
PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW<br />
The letter Iâ€™ve include with this email is from a concern client of Citibank<br />
My question is will the teller be fired and if not why not? This teller left out about $10,000.00 in the unlocked front drawer 2 different times with in a two week period and had two shortages in one year, one for $100.00 and the other for $450.00.<br />
Where the cash drawer is concern two employees signed the vault book stating they witness her put the cash away, obviously not true.<br />
One of these two employees had the bank pay for her daughters overdrafts and the manage was aware, against company policy.<br />
This teller entered false referrals into the systems to make the banks numbers look better and this was done under the supervision and direction of the supervisor, when I brought this up to the manager none of the three tellers which input false referrals were written up, falsifying bank documents and no write up but I get written up for missing a Saturday, why? Unfair and unequal treatment by the manager. Where are the ethics?<br />
As Iâ€™ve stated, the unethical employees still have jobs and I get fired after the manager receives my email on 12/13/05 at about 1:45 p.m., and he acknowledges receiving it, it clearing answers his question/comment that he was calling to see if I was coming. The email states that my doctor had called in and spoke to Kathleen: as well as faxing in my doctors note which the manager returned to me with my termination letter received two days after I had been fried with no check, with no break down explanation, no vacation pay, misleading information and so on, note clearly stating my disability time off. Did he read the doctors note? Did he let upper management know that my doctor had call and faxed information?<br />
The manager called I returned his call but he was with a client.<br />
I requested to communicate via email and I emailed him, Kathleen and Human Resource, so why was I fired sometime after he received my email and the end of the day if he was just calling to see if I was coming in and if not to contact HR?  Unfair and unequal treatment.<br />
It makes no sense. Why werenâ€™t the labor codes followed?  Did he get HR permission to fire me?<br />
Why then wasnâ€™t my check included with my letter of termination? Arenâ€™t I to be fired at the location which I work? Were my rights violated when he had Kevin send me my termination letter, did he know I was getting fired prior to me receiving my letter?<br />
March 25, 2006 Dear Ms. Deloney,<br />
         I would like to take a moment  and thank you for responding to my comments regarding Damari  and the manager. I am sure that you are a very busy and important person and I appreciate your time. Damari is truly missed at the bank, since her unfair termination by the manger, the atmosphere at the bank is boring to say the least. Damari added life and laughter and she enjoyed serving the customers. I feel deeply, that the manager made a huge mistake in dismissing her while she was  ill. What kind of a manager would dismiss an employee while they are ill?<br />
        As I say this, I now have further concerns about another teller name Andrea. I was in the bank and  was told that she has injured her knee and will be out of work for about six weeks. Iâ€™m sure that Andrea has a doctors note as Damari did,  I hope that the manager doesnâ€™t make the same mistake and decides to terminate her and  mail her a letter before she returns as he did Damari when he terminated her  instead of waiting for her to get well and return to work. Although I would understand if he were  let her go as she spends most of her time at work doing her homework , reading and she isnâ€™t available everyday. Andrea will move on, on her own to become a teacher,  this is what she goes to school for two days a week. By her going to school, I feel  this puts a strain on the staff. I understand that the rest of the tellers along with Kathleen are now having to work six days a week and Kathleen is running a window: she doesnâ€™t have the charm or customer service skills which Damari offered the bank.<br />
        We go into the bank often and we rarely see that manager. I feel that it would be in the best interest of the bank to find a permanent manager as soon as possible, one whom appreciates competent employees as Damari. Frankly, I donâ€™t understand how a temporary manager was given the authority to dismiss an employee such as Damari with her wonderful skills , talents and  dedication to her job. Therefore my concerns are now for Andrea whom doesnâ€˜t compare with the kind of service Damari offered your customers. As I stated before, the other tellers spend too much time speaking to customers about personal things and shopping on the computer  instead of banking conversations.  I frequently witness them reading and eating while at their windows: this is very unprofessional.<br />
      I feel it would be in the best interest to Citibank to launch a complete investigation on the manager, as you stated would be done and seriously consider removing him from Carmel. In my opinion since he arrived the atmosphere is tense and if I can sense it I am sure that other customers do. This manager has taken all the personal touch and charm out of the bank and I feel the employees fear for their jobs:  no one should have to work under those conditions. Keeping this manager at this or any branch is sure to destroy you business. Again, thank you for your letter and taking the time to look into this situation.<br />
Sincerely, Clifford Bagwell<br />
In a letter dated 01/06/06,Citibank states, Pursuant to Section 1089 of the Ca. Unemployment insurance Code, regarding notification of changes in employment status, please be advised that your employment was terminated on 12/13/5 for failure to follow call in procedures<br />
RE Section1089  and other codes which Citibank may have violated<br />
Other codes they may have violated labor code section 208, 226, 226.3,201.25,2441, 2800,2802,2926,2927,6400,3602(6),3852,2922,civil code 47(c)<br />
I was fired on 12/13/05,it states that each employer shall notify the employee immediately, yet I didn&#8217;t find out until 12/15 as I received my notice of termination via UPS on12/15<br />
When I was fired I was not supplied with &#8220;copies of printed statements or materials relating to claims for benefits by Citibank.<br />
Citibank claims that I didn&#8217;t follow the call-in procedure yet my doctor called on 12/12 &amp; faxed in a notice which stated that I would be out from the 12th-16th.<br />
 Jeff claims that he called me to see if I was coming in on 12/13 at 10:25am,almost 2hrs after my shift started, he states that if I wasn&#8217;t coming in that he wanted me to contact HR to inform them of my extended absence. How does one go from calling to see if I&#8217;m coming in &amp; ask me to call HR to Jeff stating &amp; deciding that I should be fired yet in my email to him at 1:45pm on 12/13 it  states that the doctor had spoken to Kathleen &amp; faxed in my doctors note which he returns to me w/letter of termination.<br />
How does he justify terminating me? I was out on work related stress and my blood pressure, my doctor called for me to keep my stress &amp; blood pressure down, as far as not calling in I had my doctor call: the call was made for me to protect my health. Why wasn&#8217;t it stated in my termination letter that I failed to follow the call in procedure. Why does Citibank state to the DFEH that I called in on 11/15 &amp; said that I would be out the rest of the week yet I worked on the that day &amp; the supervisor approved my timecard on 11/22. What else are they not being honest about?<br />
Why are the employees which falsify bank documents &amp; break policy still have jobs?<br />
Reply to Damari Stratford 1291 Ord Grove Ave, Seaside 93955 831-583-9077<br />
CITIBANK IS NOT BEING HONEST WITH DFEH<br />
THIS IS A LETTER I SENT MY GOVERNOR<br />
Dear Governor, First Lady and staff,<br />
I have been awake since 1:05 a.m. I was having a difficult time sleeping again due to my conversation with Ann Lueckeman from the DFEH. Ann and I spoke on 3/08/06, Citibank apparently faxed in their reply on 3/07/06. Ann read to me some of the statements that Citibank made on their reply Citibank states: that I called in on 11/15/05 and that I stated that I would be out the rest of the week, this is a lie!!! I happen to have my time card for the week ending 11/19/05 and it clearly shows that I worked the 15th, I was off the 16th and I worked the 17th and that I was out sick on the 18th and 19th and that the manager approved my time. Citibank states that I refused to work on Saturdays but they don&#8217;t mention that I, unlike them, was willing to meet them half way. Citibank is not telling the truth. To further support that I was at work on the 15th and 17th I have my journal notes with specific times of things that occurred on those two days. How does an honest and ethical person fight against unethical people who lie? How can I protect myself if I can&#8217;t afford an attorney and I can&#8217;t find one to work on a contingency basis? The other night, on TV, my husband and I heard that the government spends 4 million to train wasp and I can&#8217;t get help from The White House or our Senators or Congress, to defend myself against a corporation which is taking advantage and lying about this situation? The only one that has offered to help is the Governors office and although I appreciate the letter and the call from the Governors office this does not get me an attorney. I have diligently search for assistance to no avail. I am now begging for help, I can&#8217;t continue to loose sleep and live on anxiety medication; this situation is wearing on me. Again, please, is there anything more that you or our government can do to help my family and I, for this wrongful termination? Why is Citibank lying? I feel like I am going to have another panic attack and I had to resign to taking medication to calm down. This is totally and completely unfair, unjust, wrong and no one should have to go through what Citibank has put my family and I through. I only wonder how many other wrongful termination&#8217;s Citibank has gotten away with because people are afraid to go up against them or just don&#8217;t have the money to fight and protect them selves? My husband and daughter are worried about me and so am I.<br />
PLEASE HELP US. I donâ€™t know what else to do and I donâ€™t want to give up.<br />
Sincerely.<br />
Damari Stratford<br />
A BETTER EXPLANATION Mother fired by Citibank for no good reason<br />
I am searching for an Employment Attorney willing to work on a contingency basis. I was fired while I was out sick, the managers states in a note added to my personnel file that he had called me to see if I would be coming into work on Dec. 13th but yet with my letter of termination he returned to me the faxed in doctors note, faxed in at 3:44p.m. on 12/12/05 by my doctor, which clearly stated that I would be out from 12/12-12/16/05. He sent me my letter of termination thru UPS, which arrive on 12/15/05. The manager knew that I was out on work related stress and I had a workers comp case pending. The manager states that I was fired for not complying with my warning and I asked how I could comply if I wasn&#8217;t there to comply so then I get a letter from HR stating that I was fired for failure to follow the call in process but my doctor had called in for me on the 12th due to my stress level and blood pressure. The doctor had spoken to the supervisor on the 12th so they were aware that I wouldn&#8217;t be in on the 13th and my doctor has the notes on my file that she had made a call in for me. Citibank did not follow their own procedures when they fired me. The EEOC has given me the right to sue and the letter arrived on 2/17/06 so my 90 days have started. The DFEH has also launched their own investigation which Citibank received notice on 1/23/06 and should be responding to the notice any day now, (as of 3/8/06they havenâ€™t responded). I had an outstanding performance history with the bank; I had worked there for 4 years 2 months 6 days. I was the head teller one of the notary and the only Spanish-speaking teller. I have at least 40 letters of support from Citibank clients and I can prove that the manager was not equal with all the employees and although he was aware of the teller cooking the books under the direction of the supervisor none of them were put on corrective action yet I was written up for missing my first Saturday and then again when I missed my 2nd Saturday although I had a doctors note to be out of work due to my blood pressure and stress brought on by the manage and the unfairness in treatment. I had been threaten with job abandonment but at that time I hadn&#8217;t missed any work long enough to be accused for this. Citibank violated code 132A of the worker comp law and I do have an attorney for that but they are unable to deal with all the other issues. I have a strong feeling that the manager never told HR that my doctor had called in for me nor did he share my doctors note with them, he is to get approval from HR before firing me yet fired me by 4:30 pm or so, I had also emailed him that day at 1:45 pm and explained that my doctor had spoken to the supervisor and faxed in a note, again he was aware that I wouldnâ€™t be in. The manager had called my cell phone and left a message at about 10:25 am, he states that he called because I hadnâ€™t called in a half an hour prior to my shift, which started at 8:30 a.m., why did it take him 2 hours before calling me? And I would bet that the supervisor had made arrangements to have a teller there to cover my shift since my doctor called her. Please help my family and I.<br />
Sincerely, Damari Stratford<br />
Home 831-583-9077 all calls to this number are screen due to telemarketing calls and my current situation so once you hear my voice saying that all calls are screened please leave a message, once I hear who is calling I pick up the phone.<br />
Cell phone 831-236-0112 this is the best number to leave a message<br />
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