Toxic culture and exclusion overshadow any positives - ECM Associate Abg Sundal Collier Employee Review

The worst professional experience of my career. Women in IBD could be counted on one hand, and the culture made clear why: a closed boys' club that actively excluded female colleagues. Male peers left the table when I sat down, spoke directly to my clients behind my back, and organized strip club outings during work trips — in large groups, without any apparent concern about optics or professionalism. The message was consistent: women are tolerated as support staff, not as equals. On my final day, I had to prop the door open with a book to hand in my access card — because no one came to see me out.