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Microsoft Says Bye-Bye DEI, Joins Growing List Of Corporations Dismantling Diversity Teams

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

From the Atlanta Daily World:

https://atlantadailyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/07/IMG_AC9D19405D45-1.jpegIn 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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xenomor ,

Anything that corporations do, that isn’t directly oriented toward revenue generation, is window dressing, marketing, and bullshit. They don’t actually care about addressing social ailments like inequity, they don’t care about environmental destruction. While individuals within these organizations may believe in these causes, the machine itself is just lying when they parade these initiatives out. They don’t care about their workforce (beyond maintaining functionality), and they certainly don’t care about their society. If these corporations were people, they’d be considered sociopaths, with ZERO exceptions.

apfelwoiSchoppen , (edited )
@apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world avatar

Almost as if it was a bullshit endeavor all along, just corporate marketing. Those departments are never given the funding or staff required to enact functional change within organizations. Unionize, folks!

KevonLooney ,

Their main function was to avoid lawsuits, like the rest of HR. I feel like these companies forgot that they were all sued because they discriminated against women and non-white applicants and employees. This is just going to make it easier to prove discrimination in court.

grue ,

This is a reflection of them anticipating that discrimination lawsuits will no longer be a thing under a Project 2025 Trump dictatorship.

KevonLooney ,

Lol. Lawsuits are part of America. There’s no way to get rid of them. That’s how minor issues are adjudicated in America.

grue ,

No, I mean discrimination will be legalized/tolerated again. The Heritage Foundation stacked courts won’t give a fuck.

KevonLooney ,

They don’t care about policy, they care about tax cuts. Rich Republicans do not care about social issues. Their judges won’t care about one side or the other.

Hegar ,
@Hegar@fedia.io avatar

This is part of Leonard Leo's plan to re-mccarthy-ize US society and purge anyone left of fascist, same way he orchestrated the right wing take over of our courts.

Badeendje ,
@Badeendje@lemmy.world avatar

Nah. DEI just made for good press. Now that is over so are Dei initiatives. Just like that they would burn baby seals alive in an incenerator if it would increase profitability. Line must go up.

Also the DEI officers can be a liability too. If they get too uppity and don’t get their way, they could choose the digital town square to air their grievances. And that’s bad press and makes line go down.

0x0 ,

Funny how so many people see forcing the hire of anyone not because of their skills for the job but rather 'cos they tick a DEI checkbox is good for any company.

Can’t believe i’m agreeing with an MS move.

Fedizen ,

DEI has little to do with hiring.

radivojevic ,

Dismantle Microsoft.

homesweethomeMrL OP ,

Dismantle, destroy, whatever. Seconded.

reagansrottencorpse ,

We should nationalize them and open source all their proprietary code.

TimeSquirrel ,
@TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org avatar

open source all their proprietary code.

We did it once with Win2k...good times.

radivojevic ,

We did what now?

TimeSquirrel ,
@TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org avatar

It was leaked in the early 2000s.

TommySoda ,

Honestly I haven’t heard any good news about Microsoft in like 10 years. They just keep making awful decisions.

homesweethomeMrL OP ,

It’s like 25 for me. How to half-ass your way atop other’s work to monopolize a new economy.

TimeSquirrel ,
@TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org avatar

Goes back way further, almost all the way to the beginning. Seattle Computer Products' QDOS was bought and rebranded as MS-DOS. They never had any original ideas of their own. Always a day late and a dollar short, and when they finally get around to it, it's with someone else's shit they acquired or ripped off.

homesweethomeMrL OP ,

Au contraire. Their original idea was to close-source code and “license” the software which was a brilliantly evil way to cripple innovation and enforce broken mediocrity.

Dudewitbow ,

Microsoft is usually a very big player when it comes enabling disabled people to do things they normally couldnt (e. g hands free keyboards, alternative game controllers.) VS Code is also one of the most popular code editors on the market.

ArbitraryValue ,

Good riddance to HR rubbish.

kevindqc ,

Let me guess, white straight man

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