What’s your “speaking up” culture like?
In the “biggest bank” is absolutely ridiculous.
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This is a reverse psychology trick: “don’t you dare to say sth is wrong, or you will be next on the list for reduction”.
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Even if you just like to do your job and go home, need to Speak up and brag about what all things you have done . speaking up == you are actively contributing . sigh
Welcome to the world
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Go along to get along is the mantra at many of the global banks this to enhance the empire build efforts also in place.
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My boss’s boss’s boss had one-on-one conversations with each of us minions, every 3 months. He always insisted that he wanted people to openly speak up about issues in the workplace. I knew he didn’t really mean it, or better, I knew that what I had to say would imply criticising my line manager, so I always said: all is well.
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“Speaking up” is a hilariously obvious test, and if you fail it, you deserve what happens to you
Same as those “anonymous” surveys that they ask you to fill out…
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Love those anonymous surveys. Fully anonymous, but the link is personalized 
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Never to be trusted.
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If it’s something your manager can handle without going via HR … generally it’s very good.
The stuff that needs to go to HR … in the cases I’ve seen it’s taken seriously and there is understanding that it’s not the person raising it fault. But .. it does generate a smell which seems to follow people around
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Speaking up, not speaking out