Microsoft Says Bye-Bye DEI, Joins Growing List Of Corporations Dismantling Diversity Teams | Atlanta Daily World
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In a surprising yet increasingly common move, Microsoft has quietly dismantled its team dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).  The decision, communicated via email to the affected employees on July 1, cited “changing business needs” as the reason for the layoffs. While the exact number of employees impacted remains unclear, the team’s lead didn’t … Continued

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In a surprising yet increasingly common move, Microsoft has quietly dismantled its team dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).  The decision, communicated via email to the affected employees on July 1, cited “changing business needs” as the reason for the layoffs. While the exact number of employees impacted remains unclear, the team’s lead didn’t … Continued

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  • Snapz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    921·
    4 months ago

    Okay… I’ll bite… So what’s wrong with your weird genitalia that makes you like you?

      • TwilightVulpine@lemmy.worldEnglish
        194·
        4 months ago

        We don’t live in a perfect meritocracy where people are judged solely in grounds of their skills, we live in a society that is already prejudiced where a lot of minorities don’t get the chance to prove themselves. There’s studies proving how young white men are favored over any other demographics even when other people have equal or better resumes.

          • TwilightVulpine@lemmy.worldEnglish
            143·
            4 months ago

            However logical it may or may not be, it’s a reality. Just yesterday we got a stark reminder of how pervasive poor decisions are.

            Also, simply “calling out” your boss and HR for making poor decisions is more likely to put them against you than to fix anything.

            Frankly feels like this anti-DEI wave is more politically motivated than a matter of results.

          • iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
            32·
            4 months ago

            People tend to hire people that they like. You don’t really know who is best for a job unless you’ve hired multiple people and they have been working for a while.

            Having employees who happen to have the same background as hiring managers is not the same as having the best employees, but that’s what we have.

            If you’d had DEI training you’d know this. 😉

      • vithigar@lemmy.caEnglish
        81·
        4 months ago

        Bad news. They usually don’t hire based on relevant skills either. The skills required to create an appealing resume and do well in a job interview very rarely have anything to do with the skills required for the actual job.