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re: Microsoft has fired their entire DEI team

Posted on 7/16/24 at 6:00 pm to
Posted by Solo Cam
Member since Sep 2015
34640 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 6:00 pm to
Never was business critical or smart but glad to see they lost money bending the knee to some socialist bullshite

I hope they get sued and pay more for being spineless pussies
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
59271 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 6:05 pm to
They did say “no longer business critical or smart.”

I’m not opposed to a slower phase out. In fact, it’s probably smarter to not dump the entire initiative immediately, in the court of public opinion.
Posted by CR4090
Member since Apr 2023
8013 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 6:56 pm to
LOL

quote:

“True systems-change work associated with DEI programs everywhere are no longer business critical or smart as they were in 2020,”


quote:

The company promised to invest $150 million in diversity and inclusion, including doubling “the number of Black and African American people managers, senior individual contributors, and senior leaders in the United States by 2025.”


Posted by thelawnwranglers
Member since Sep 2007
41761 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 7:53 pm to
Trump winning
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
138010 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 7:56 pm to
It says A DEI team, not all of them
Posted by RougeWinger
Member since Jul 2024
101 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 7:56 pm to
It's a start at least
Posted by 3deadtrolls
lafayette
Member since Jan 2014
6666 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 8:03 pm to
quote:

Oh lord. No one reads the articles.


For real. Even the headline clearly stated that Microsoft fired "A" DEI team. They probably have several.
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
17442 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 8:12 pm to
quote:

they will probably still pursue the same nonsense though. HR can do it without a specific team, unfortunately

Yeap…

quote:

Still, Microsoft says its commitments to diversity and inclusion “remain unchanged.” “Our focus on diversity and inclusion is unwavering and we are holding firm on our expectations, prioritizing accountability, and continuing to focus on this work,” Microsoft spokesperson, Jeff Jones told BI in a statement.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
82878 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 8:13 pm to
quote:

DEI has always stood for Divisiveness, Exclusion & Insanity. Glad to see companies reconsidering their DEI programs.


The proper acronym is DIE
Posted by Cowboyfan89
Member since Sep 2015
12950 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 8:16 pm to
quote:

It works in jobs were talent is not required. It's why this theory works in government.



No it doesn't. People think it does because "muh, government employee lazy/stupid", but in reality, it's stupid hires based on criteria other than knowledge, skills, and abilities that has degraded the government--along with the self-righteous assholes that think because they hold a government position that they can do and make people do whatever they want because "me government, you peasant".

Hell, just look at the way the SS detail for Trump, with all of those women, performed in the heat of the moment. Absolutely pitifully.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
82878 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 8:22 pm to
quote:

Note what you do NOT see: anything to create diversity or inclusion. One problem identified was that committees were overloaded with older white males. Easy fix: appoint qualified women/minorites on the committee next time there is an opening. This is never mentioned anywhere.

I see minorities and women all over DEI boards. It’s basically a cottage industry for them.

The real thing you never, is why we need DEI. Real concrete reasons why white guys are no longer acceptable. Actual specific data that shows having a bunch of white guys is a detriment. You never see that. You just see platitudes that make no sense.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
85433 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 8:27 pm to
quote:

prioritizing accountability



That’s not DEI
Posted by TigerCoon
Member since Nov 2005
22447 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 8:28 pm to
Press release issued.

Next quarter, a new team with a new name (and new initials) will be put together that will coincidentally have a very similar, but reworded, mission statement.
Posted by BoudinChicot
Member since Sep 2021
2099 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 9:06 pm to
Nah, I went to school with a bull dike who runs one of their DEI programs and LinkedIn still shows her gainfully employed and posting clown world jargon daily.
Posted by Odysseus32
Member since Dec 2009
9682 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 9:09 pm to
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This post was edited on 9/12/25 at 7:04 pm
Posted by Rex Feral
Member since Jan 2014
15838 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 9:43 pm to
Is this what winning feels like?
Posted by KennabraTiger
Kenner, LA
Member since Sep 2013
7640 posts
Posted on 7/16/24 at 9:48 pm to
Omfg is the bullshite almost over?
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