Goldman Sachs slapped with $1.1M lawsuit over ‘culture of bullying’ where meetings ended in ‘tears’

A former Goldman Sachs employee is accusing the investment bank of fostering a “culture of bullying” where workers “sobbed through meetings” in a $1.1 million lawsuit filed in London.

Ian Dodd — who worked in Goldman’s London offices as the bank’s global head of recruiting from 2018 to 2021 — argued in his suit that the company’s “dysfunctional” workplace led to his own mental breakdown, according to court documents obtained by the Financial Times.

He said in the filing that meetings were characterized by “high emotions, often tears,” according to FT, and he was expected to “work excessive hours.”