Sallie Krawcheck told Wharton Women exactly what being successful has cost her.
"I have no work-life balance," she said.
Krawcheck, the chief financial officer of Citigroup Inc. and one of Forbes magazine's "most powerful women in business," also has not exercised since 1998.
The former high school pole-vaulter doesn't look it, however, with her petite frame. But her small stature hasn't inhibited her ability to manage the $108 billion financial-services company.
"I love the adrenaline, I love the intellectual stimulation ... I love the power of doing the job ... I love being a boss," she said.
But she has paid a price in her life outside the office.
Krawcheck told attendees at a Wharton Women dinner function that she does not have the time to maintain friendships outside of the office, saying, "I've lost my friends along the way."
"My social network is actually at work," she added.
In addition to discussing her one-track life, Krawcheck criticized long-term commitment of businesswomen.
Despite being only 40 years old, Krawcheck feels like an old woman on Wall Street.
"Where are all their women in their 50s and 60s?" she asked. "Too many women of my generation have hit a hard patch. They've not gotten the promotion, they didn't like the boss, and they've gone home."
She also harped on the popular style of dress for women in the business world.
"Dress like your boss," she said. "It's a real mistake of young ladies today to come into work with their arms showing, their toes showing and with their cleavage showing."
She stressed that women who want to be taken seriously should dress more "maturely."
Wharton sophomore Ann Ferracane, was excited to hear Krawcheck speak. "It's amazing," she said. "She's someone to look up to...to learn from."
