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Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by 650REDHAIR on Friday January 10, 2025 @01:05PM (#42658106)
Do you have any sources for that opening statement?
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Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by jf22 on Friday January 10, 2025 @01:08PM (#42658143)
I think being alive in 2020 is a good enough source for this one.
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Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by ceejayoz on Friday January 10, 2025 @01:13PM (#42658212)
George Floyd's being alive for part of 2020 debunks it, unless the various DEI programs predating 2020 were somehow created via a time machine.
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Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by jf22 on Friday January 10, 2025 @03:35PM (#42659868)
Of course DEI existed before 2020 but Floyd's death certainly escalated the situation.
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Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by mlloyd on Friday January 10, 2025 @01:23PM (#42658363)
Yep. What this shows is that companies sway with what they perceive is public opinion. From Floyd to Trump, companies are shaping their internal public facing policies to mirror where they think the public is on social issues.

Lesson taught and learned.

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Re:Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs by skywhopper on Friday January 10, 2025 @01:12PM (#42658201)
What about being alive before 2020?
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