Citigroup trader was fired because of a 5-word message
A five-word message to a rival banker cost a former Citigroup trader, David Madaras, his job at the bank. A Citigroup executive had disclosed the message, saying that the 2011 chat constituted gross misconduct, and firing Madaras was the only appropriate action. Notably, Madaras told a rival trader, who had disclosed the identity of a client, "he's a seller/fking a".