New Delhi, July 12 -- Ann Watson, a top boss at Citibank in London, got fired after saying something shocking in a job interview. During an online meeting for a new role inside the bank, she told Kapil, an Indian-origin interviewer, that her project failed because she worked with Indians.

"No offence to you," she added, "but you know what Indians are like to work with. It's a nightmare." The interview was stopped right away, and she was put in a virtual waiting room. When it restarted, she told Kapil: "Now it's your chance to get me back." A month later, Citi fired her for these comments.

Watson, who was 55, is now suing Citi. She claims her firing was unfair and that the bank discriminated against her. Why? She says she was suffering f...