Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem of PoC within a company

Re:Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem of PoC... by seneca on Monday February 06, 2023 @10:43AM (#34679011)

> I've sat through a lot of DEI sessions at work (as have many of my friends), and I've yet to hear of anyone actually _hiring_ under-qualified candidates for the sake of a quota.

That's because it's often illegal, and most people find it immoral. It's the "quiet part", if you will. I've been in a hiring role for a decade, and I can tell you that it happens at every company I've been at that has a DEI program.

Many of the larger companies even have manager bonuses dependent on diversity metrics of their teams. That's about the biggest weight you can possibly put on the scale.

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Re:Tell HN: DEI initiatives undermine the self esteem of PoC... by kenjackson on Monday February 06, 2023 @10:55AM (#34679210)

I’ve seen just the opposite. We always hire the best candidate. Sometimes the question will come up. : “why were there no POC brought in to interview?” They want to know about where we recruited from. But our hiring was never questioned.

That said I hired way over industry average in females. But under for POC. But I probably got slack for all the female hires. All of whom were the best we interviewed.

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