#diversity

Except a few gems (20%), ISS is a majority DEI Swamp (80%) - that gets nothing done, as they have no clue except to CHECK Boxes. They just focus on superficial compliance rather than meaningful action, as part of process checks (same questions asked by many different ISS Stakeholders). A total waster of $ spend on ISS.

I would be curious to hear from folks that feel like they aren’t being considered for spots due to age. I know I have two other bad marks against me, white and male. But I’d honestly like to hear some feedback. More me personally I keep getting told it’s competitive out there but then I think maybe they forget that emails go out with who got selected for positions.

So VZ does an ad with the Heated Rivalry guy and the CMO talks about his butt(?). Can’t imagine the backlash if the former CMO had Sydney Sweeney in an ad and made references to her assets….

But of course we know things like that only go one way….

Finally. Not much of a penalty. Should have been $17,000,000,000.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ibm-pays-17-million-resolve-allegations-discrimination-through-illegal-dei-practices

"The United States alleged that IBM took race, color, national origin, or s-x into account when making employment decisions, including by using a diversity modifier that tied bonus compensation to achieving demographic targets. The government further alleged that IBM altered interview criteria based on race or s-x through the use of “diverse interview slates” and other related employment practices in connection with identifying “diverse” candidates for hiring, transfer, or promotion."

What happened to the highly anticipated external hire from a consulting company who was appointed to head DMC strategy? She disappeared after just a few months. Was she that bad?

“ Remember when people were mad about T-Mobile’s diversity efforts… then Trump got elected, they rolled it all back—and somehow the only thing they made equal was the layoffs.

https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/s/pMBsDDfUjI

https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/s/pMBsDDfUjI

Ever since Darcie Henry, AT&T's HR leader, joined HR there has not been one male announced in a senior role. This makes me wonder, does she hate men?

Interviewed four candidates for a contractor position in past two weeks, all the same identity.

Is it that no Americans want to contract with Fidelity? Or Fidelity Talent Source (FTS) can't develop a diversified pipeline?

Nike has disclosed that executive compensation includes ESG metrics, which explicitly include diversity outcomes. While the company doesn’t break out the exact weighting, market norms suggest ~10%–20% of annual bonuses are tied to these factors.

Using reasonable assumptions:
• ~385 VPs globally
• VP bonus: ~$100K–$500K
• ESG/diversity weighting: ~10%–20%

Implied diversity-linked bonus per VP:
• ~$10K (low)
• ~$30K–$50K (typical)
• Up to ~$100K

Estimated total annual payout:
• Low: ~$3.9M
• Most likely: ~$12M–$18M
• High: ~$38.5M

Midpoint:
$14M Annually

Why this matters:

At the midpoint, that’s roughly $14M (and could be much more) per year in incentives aligned to these outcomes at the VP level alone.

Bottom line:
A defensible estimate is that Nike directs ~$10M–$20M annually of VP incentive compensation toward diversity-linked metrics; raising legitimate questions about how heavily these targets are weighted relative to other performance priorities.

This post uses only publicly available information, and observational analysis derived from such. Further augmented by published industry trends.

Your constitutional rights — they apply to you regardless of immigration status. Period.

What to do if ICE knocks on your door. What warrant to look for. What NOT to sign. Word for word, what to say.

Your workplace rights — your employer cannot bench you, cannot threaten you with deportation, cannot charge you the H-1B filing fee. If they do, we tell you exactly who to call.

How to document hate. How to report it. How to archive online harassment before it disappears.

The numbers that prove this guide is overdue:
— 300 million+ views on anti-Indian hate posts on X in 2025
— 1 in 4 Indian Americans called a slur since 2025
— 48% encounter racist content regularly online
— 31% now avoid speaking up out of fear

We built this guide so you don’t have to be afraid. You have rights. Learn them. Use them.

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READ HERE : https://drive.proton.me/urls/1ZEG9P75D4#qvMOIwA5G5ZV

From 2017 to 2024, a directional comparison of VP promotion outcomes relative to the Director+ feeder available population suggests non-white males were roughly 4× more likely to reach VP than white males. Non-white females show a similar pattern at roughly 4×, while white females were approximately 2.4× more likely than white males.

This pattern reflects a higher share of VP level promotions relative to representation within the Director+ population, which serves as the primary pool of VP candidates.

These differences reflect variation between promotion outcomes and underlying representation within the leadership pipeline.

Estimates and analysis are derived from publicly available information.

If asked HR & exec would be compelled to admit that they defined the specific criteria for advancement to senior roles at OVV. One of the criteria was female or visible minority. Can't undo that slide.

Illegal in the USA for what it's worth. Definitely ammo in the right case...

Pretty big push here over the last several years.

The PIE group does meetings to help be anti-racist. Anyone been? What did you think?

Estimated — Nike Director+ (U.S.) Leadership Diversity Trends (2015 → 2024)

•   White (non-Hispanic): ↓ 12% - 15%
•   Non-White (racial/ethnic minorities): ↑ 45% - 60%
•   Women: ↑ 20% - 30%
•   Men: ↓ 15% - 20%
•   Minority leadership: ↑ 30% - 40%
•   Women in leadership: ↑ 15% - 20%

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How this was constructed (summary):

•   Uses Nike’s published FY2020–FY2021 Director+ race data (exact)
•   Uses Nike’s reported minority % and gender % through FY2023/24 (exact totals)
•   Extends back to 2015 using Nike’s stated multi-year progress and targets
•   Applies simple interpolation/trend estimates where full yearly data is not disclosed
•   All figures represent directional, magnitude-correct estimates — not fully disclosed year-by-year data
•   Most detailed race data available: FY2020–FY2021 only
•   Post-2021 reporting: aggregate minority % only (no race breakdown at Director+)

A previous poster in a separate thread challenged to build this based on historically reported information. There is enough publicly reported information to state the above is better than directional.

What does it mean? And what does this have to do with layoffs? Well, there is one group that clearly should be worried a bit more than others ahead of and during a layoff.

Act accordingly, and get out while you can.

It’s a strange kind of “progress” when a company like VF, home to brands that market empowerment, exploration, and modern values quietly reshapes their leadership team into something that looks like a throwback out of a 1990 golf tournament brochure - a lineup of men with the same haircuts, same resumes, and same golf handicap index. Not a woman in sight unless she’s HR or planning the holiday party. TNF is a brand built on pushing boundaries, and yet we find ourselves cycling out female leaders only to rapidly replace them with the most like-minded male candidate within reach. It’s starting to feel less like strategic evolution and more like regression dressed up in corporate lingo. At a certain point, you have to ask.. is this about “best person for the job,” or is it about comfort, familiarity, and an old boys’ network reasserting itself under the radar? Because when diversity disappears at the top, it doesn’t just change optics, it’s a narrowing of perspective at the exact level where our strategy gets shaped. And most importantly, the same leaders making these decisions have daughters that will someday look for examples of women in leadership - and how disheartening it will be when they realize they can’t find any here.

Office takeover? If you've noticed more than 25% of your workforce come from one country, stats say it's impossible - and maybe it's time to step forward.

Cognizant already lost in court: non-Indian workers 8.4x more likely to be benched and fired. Workforce 70-88% from one country. Jury ruled intentional discrimination - Americans replaced while visa holders stayed.

If you see the same pattern - fake training, cash deals, or one-country dominance - report it to USCIS.

USCIS fraud reporting: uscis.gov/report-fraud
(Anonymous option available - just give facts: location, numbers observed.)

The fact is ... It's math. With Cognizant the statisticians said ..not possible and that means- illegal. Whether its civil or criminal there are consequences.

Enforcement starts with people who see it.

The Cognizant case has taught us- When more than 25% of the staff come from one foreign country chances are a civil rights violation is taking place and it should be reported.

Nike Leadership (2020 → 2024) from Publicly Available Reporting

• Women (Leadership): +7.6%

• Men (Leadership): −5.5%

• U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority (Leadership): +17.2%

• White (Leadership): −7.0%

I have been recently put on PIP. And in my experience this is based on racism/ s-xism. I have worked for various managers in the company and never received a complaint or a negative feedback. How do I handle this? This job is very important for me.

If you've gotten the Fidelity email, VOTE. It is some of the little power we have to make our dissatisfaction known.

Pretty much the title. I know every group has their bad apples but seeing how many employees of other ethnicities (not even talking about white people here) have been disproportionality replaced by those from South Asian countries is absurd. Am I alone in thinking this?

I can live with LEX “taking over”. I can live with implementing improved processes from LEX and I can just about stomach the constant LEX narrative of “Xerox are sh** but everything we do is world-class” BUT what I can’t live with is the lack of diversity (of though, inclusion, demo graphics) that LEX have. I have workshops and calls all the time and I’m the ONLY female on them (as all the LEX people are male and white.) do LEX have female VPs? The culture that drives that non-diverse workforce make-up means the the underlying organization demonstrates s-xist and racist behaviors. I have literally seen so many example over the last 6 months of how LEX men bypass a female Xerox peer, so they can talk to a male Xerox person (regardless of “rank”) . It is like going back in time.

What is the over under for how many times IBM goes out of it's way NOT TO HAVE ANY WHITE MALES here in the link below and how many times they OVER USE "DIVERSITY" in this weak attempt to keep the z mainframe from? 7!!! So diversity means anything NOT white and not male over 35? How much more blatantly DEI and WOKE can IBM get recruiting/hiring/promoting based on age, s-x, skim color? Disgusting.

https://community.ibm.com/zsystems/mainframe-skills-council/

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law prohibiting employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, s-x (including pregnancy, s-xual orientation, and gender identity), and national origin. It applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including state/local governments, unions, and employment agencies.

Because of pressure from the US administration, SAP stopped most DEI programs in 2025. And now, two. Executive Board members will “step down” or “not renew contracts”.

Gina is a woman and was compassionate towards trans employees so she’s gone. We will not see a female executive board member for a long long time.

Alam is a person of color and not a Christian. He is gone as well. We will not see a person of color or a non-Christian in the executive board anytime soon.

In any case, LGBT members never make it to important positions within SAP so we won’t see them in the executive board either.

They needed Gina only to bring performance management and destroy most of the employee benefits. And they needed Alam to initiate multiple reorganizations after Juergen Müller was given the boot.

What changes do you think will happen in teams now? Will they only consider white Christian males for leadership roles from now on? And what about LGBT employees? Is SAP starting a program to remove all migrant employees in Germany? The demands from the US administration are pretty straightforward and the SAP board has done nothing but comply.

Anyone attended a town hall meeting this morning? During their laughable TED talk, it was brought up that India has the largest headcount of State Street employees at 19,000. Let that sink in. At this rate, the only people will have jobs in the US are the SVPs and their Indian H1B1 workers.

There is something definitely going on with the requirement process where Indians are getting preferential treatment over other ethnicities and locations. Right now, all recruiters are based in India and it seems they are mainly focusing on candidates that are from India. I noticed even for local job reqs, Indians living in the US are being selected over other candidates for jobs and promotions. Its fine if someone is more equalified should get the role or promotion, but most of time I find out these Indian workers were just good at lying on their resumes and interviews and we have to pick up their responsibilities.

Why is a man leading this call? All you can see is his face on the screen. He is controlling the dialogue and trying to relate to women’s experiences. So sad UHC and Optum. But typical of this company.

I walked into the break room the other day and I was the only non- Indian out of 15 people. That would be fine in Bangalore but it was in AZ. Is it too much to ask that WF has some diversity? Where are all the beautiful people of all races and creeds?

Fourteen months ago, Frank Nazarro said if you were still here in a year, there would be some sort of grand reward.

What is this grand reward comprised of?

• Lived through a work nightmare for well over a year

• Congratulations for making Fannie's 10K mention Freddie as a "risk factor"

• The promise that gen AI will continue to replace non-Indians

• Indians only hiring other Indians. Those of european descent get to figure out how to apply for unemployment. Our children we struggled to put through college left to flip burgers, because Indians only hire other Indians

• A salary that is so far behind the REAL inflation (not the government adjusted bogus inflation), that some of us have begun juggling bills so we can still afford to put something in the basket at the grocery store

• THESE* are your grand rewards for getting Freddie Mac through the past year.

THANKS TRAITOR PULTE

Difficult to refinance one's home when one has been laid off. Freddie doesn't care, all the contractor backfills are 100% Indian. So Freddie saves money by laying off Americans. The contractors can be converted to full time in the future.

So many teams are 100% Indian. No remaining teams are 100% any race, but they still include a continually growing number of Indians.

Now, stand up, and give yourself a round of applause! Freddie Mac has put one over on the USA, and in the process, is helping to replace the working population of our Nation.

Trump Justice Department should look into this for all businesses

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-sued-york-city-pension-183955729.html

Funny how a DEI question was asked about female execs and all the male execs on the stage struggled to answer 😄

It seems like D&S has been dissolved. What is going on with our talent management organization?

Are men at Nike treated equal to women? How does it affect layoff decisions?

With less men at Nike than women, should there be a Men of Nike group now?

A total of 203 workers will be laid off at DHL Supply Chain’s IKEA fulfillment center in Lakeland. The company submitted a WARN notice on February 9, and job cuts are expected to start April 13.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dhl-close-lakeland-facility-cutting-222236800.html

Yes or no?
Please state your reason or your experience.

There is not a gray area here. No middle ground. Summary of what it means to be an EOE below:

An Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) is a company that pledges not to discriminate in hiring, promotion, or other employment aspects, ensuring fair treatment and equal opportunity for all applicants and employees based on factors like race, color, religion, s-x, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information, adhering to federal laws like the Civil Rights Act and enforced by the EEOC. EOE policies promote diversity and focus on merit, using standardized processes and providing reasonable accommodations for disabilities or religious beliefs.
Key Principles of an EOE
Non-Discrimination: Employers cannot make decisions about hiring, firing, pay, or promotions based on protected characteristics.
Focus on Merit: Selection is based on qualifications, skills, and performance, not personal attributes.
Inclusivity: Encourages applications from a wide range of candidates and fosters an inclusive workplace culture.
What it Means in Practice
Fair Hiring: Using structured interviews, diverse recruitment sources, and consistent evaluation criteria.
Reasonable Accommodations: Providing necessary adjustments for religious practices or disabilities (e.g., modified schedules, accessible workspaces).
Protection Against Harassment: Addressing bias and harassment by managers or coworkers related to protected classes.
Legal Basis
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, s-x, and national origin, establishing the foundation for EOE.
EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission): An independent federal agency that enforces these laws, promoting equal opportunity and handling discrimination complaints.
In essence, being an EOE means a company actively works to create a workplace where everyone has a fair chance to succeed, free from unfair biases and discrimination

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/04/corporate-dei-index-hrc.html

When is Shell going to end its involvement with the HRC racket?

Last year leaders were told to remove DEI targets from their GPAs but were told to keep it under wraps. They're trying to play both sides of the fence on this stuff.