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by
STEPHANIE RETCHLESS
ARE ALL BANKS BASTARDS?
Copyright © Stephanie Retchless 2011
All Rights Reserved
Published in eBook format by eBookIt.com
First published in 2005 by
Zeus publications
P.O. Box 2554
Burleigh MDC. Qld. 4220
Australia
National Library of Australia listing:
Retchless, S.
Are All Banks Bastards?
ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-0462-2
No part of this book may be reproduced in form, by photocopying or by electronic or mechanical means, including information storage or retrieval systems without permission in writing from both the author and the publisher of this book.
This book is a work of non-fiction.
About the author:
Stephanie first joined the Commonwealth Banking Corporation (as it was known then) in 1967. She was sixteen years old, a virgin, did not smoke, had never travelled, had never done drugs, believed in dignity and honour, to the exclusion of all other traits, and never used profanities. All that was about to change. Some changes took a while!
Her career started in New South Wales, primarily on the lower north shore of Sydney. In the next thirty-six years, her career teetered on the brink of success and failure. Why? Because she was outspoken, sassy, loud, intelligent and did not suffer fools gladly – by her own admission.
Stephanie met misogynists; male chauvinists; sugar daddies, who had ‘casting’ couches; drunks, some of whom were managers; men who sought sexual favours for her own advancement; sycophants; fools and clowns. She also met people of great integrity and knowledge, (and willing to share it), customer service giants and some honest and honourable people.
Stephanie was threatened with ‘play the game or move on’. She played the game until, in 2003, the rules became untenable. And the rules allowed for no winners.
She wishes to share with you part of herself, her innermost thoughts and feelings. This book is not an exposé of her life, but of the life she had whilst employed as a banker.
Stephanie left the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in 2003, after thirty-six years, five months and one day. At the time of her departure she was a bank manager and had been for ten years.
It is not her intent to harm anybody. But neither can she sit back and not tell it like it is - or was. She has been threatened with litigation; she is also aware that the bank/s may attempt to prevent publication of this book. This is the risk she takes. But below, and above it all, Stephanie does this for all those who have ever said to her “Do it for us, do it for all the bankers and tell it like it is.”
Acknowledgments:
In the writing of this book I have been on a journey through my past career. I owe thanks to many people.
Particularly to Dr Liisa Laakso, my dearest friend, who gave me the motivation to use my knowledge and to speak the truth.
As a reader, you are entitled to truths. Never, ever stop looking for them.
I wish to express my sincere thanks to those who really helped when I needed it the most: to the lovely Bill Green, Lyn Messenger, Tina Bajwa, Geoff Smith, Tracy West, Wendy Phillips, Marie Madden, Johnson Tsai, Pam Brogan, Tammy Longdon, Tricia Huntress, Colin Lamont, Peter Presdee and my beloved family. From my heart, to yours.
And lastly, thanks to Zeus Publications for their willingness to relay the truth.
Dedicated to the word ‘synteresis’: conscience viewed as the internal repository of the laws of duty.
