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cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/3229309

From the Atlanta Daily World:

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

The post Microsoft Says Bye-Bye DEI, Joins Growing List Of Corporations Dismantling Diversity Teams appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.

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[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 183 points 4 months ago (33 children)

Everything a corporation does that's not outright trying to fuck you out of your time or money is 100% a scam they're trying to pull to convince you they care.

I really wish people would stop falling for it, because, well, there's never going to be real progress made unless there's the force of law behind things like DEI.

[–] bizarroland@fedia.io 44 points 4 months ago (7 children)

I mean the entire purpose of a dei group in a company is to make sure that the company isn't doing things that will get them fucking sued into the ground, like choosing to only hire young white males for instance.

If they want to disband this group fine, just that's going to be exhibit A in all of the lawsuits.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 36 points 4 months ago (5 children)

You mean the lawsuits that will be tossed out by the totally not corrupt upstanding officials at the "Supreme" Court?

[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago

Not if we don’t take Uncle Thomas on a fishing trip before they do!

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