Microsoft Says Bye-Bye DEI, Joins Growing List Of Corporations Dismantling Diversity Teams | Atlanta Daily World
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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

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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

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  • RubberDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I kinda do. It requires a DEI first way of thinking. And HR is company first, avoid lawsuits. And if you want to change culture and way of thinking that is engrained, you need to put in a lot of effort. It does not matter which entrenched thing you want to change… It takes work.

    Too bad the people that say they want to do this choose the battering ram approach mostly and that just causes people to dig in deeper. It’s politics.