#racialequity

As some may know, KPMG US is making significant cuts to its Marketing organization — voluntary and involuntary. After many years here, one thing has never been clearer to me: the level of politics and cattiness on certain teams has been nothing short of corrosive.

I've witnessed director-level incompetence that makes you question how some people got the job in the first place. I've seen talented people made victims of passive aggression that quietly blocked their path to promotions and compensation they'd earned. And I've watched "fearless leaders" reward loyalty to them over loyalty to the work.

Plenty of those people are being shown the door this week.

I spoke with someone who felt impacted by one of those exits. What they said felt like a perfect microcosm of what's been happening:

"When the new head of APEX came in, I was genuinely excited — I thought we'd finally start operating like a real agency. But over time, that excitement faded. Processes were added, sure, but nothing that truly moved the needle. When we needed someone advocating for innovation, we'd find her on calls obsessing over window motifs or talking poorly about some of the most talented people on the team.

She reportedly told other higher-ups that the only Black man on the team was 'hard to work with' — which, if you know him, is laughable. A he-l of a lot of us would say the exact opposite. It's also a label that carries a particular weight when put on a Black man in a corporate environment, and that's not something you can just gloss over.

When I found out she got let go, my only surprise was the timing. When your job is to make a difference and all you've managed to spread is drama — it's only a matter of time."

It appears brighter days are ahead under new leadership — but I hope the directors exiting this week take this moment for genuine self-reflection. There is real room to grow, both as leaders and as people.

One last thing this person said — and I think it's worth putting on record in case a hiring manager comes across this:

"It's a damn shame they let Rick [Lavoie] go. When there was nothing but confusion, he was the one higher-up who showed up with answers and solutions. I can't count how many times I wished he was the one leading APEX. That was a leader worth following."

Okay Target you still su-k and majority of your team members are overworked and over all the racism however you ki-led it this Target Together. The content from the leaders was the same old same old but the performances were a home run. How did everyone else feel?

How does one go about filing a fair-treatment complaint at state farm? Hr doesn't seem to care and the blatant racism from a certain manager is unbearable.

Some koreans like hajdini are taking over, and HR are falling in line with these director's and managing directors.

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.

Central Alabama Water laid off 135 employees. Former employees and activists allege racial bias. State Representative Givan claimed employees were fired due to race. A former supervisor reported Black staff received manual labor duties. The company stated layoff demographics mirrored its employee base.

Birmingham, Alabama

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/birmingham-water-works-protest-caw/70736365

Be mad at executives. don’t be mad at your Indian coworker or your white coworker for that matter. Just look at the facts: america’s money is getting hoovered up by billionaires. it’s not getting hoovered up by H1Bs.

if you crave control over the situation, it’s time to unionize, not post anonymous racism.

I can’t help but notice that nearly all of the new senior executives hired in 2025 are white men and replacing or layering executives of South Asian descent. What’s going on?

80% is Indian. Where is the diversity?

I'm genuinely wondering, our work is continuously outsourced to many countries with the bulk being to Argentina AND India, but India seems to bear most of the brunt and hate comments. Is it legit because Argentina does a better job than India? Or people just don't like Indians for variety other reasons?

It’s honestly disheartening. You’ll see job postings with over 1,700 applicants, sometimes just two days after going live.

So many ghost jobs. So many ghosting recruiters.

And when you do get an interview, the bias and racial discrimination bingo card fills up fast.

If your job hunt’s going better, I salute you. If not, grab a seat. Misery loves memes. ☺️😁

If you are not Indian, forget applying.

In fact, if you already work here, you will soon be laid off.

INDIANS ONLY!

It'd be weird to be quiet about this.

I’ve endured subtle and not-so-subtle racism in my years at HCSC. Microaggressions. Being talked over. Dismissed. Having to defend my competence, explain my presence, constantly prove myself. I got myself in grippy socks a couple of times due to the stress.

I reported things. I followed the “right channels.” I tried to hold people accountable, not because I wanted to be a revolutionary, but because I thought the company cared and I thought it would/could get better.

And now, as layoffs roll out, I find myself wondering: what was all that for? I fought to stay in a place that never really cared about me. Now I see people being walked out with no warning. And I could be next.

HCSC talks about values, but culture lives in how people treat each other, and how leadership responds when they don't. For many of us, the silence has BEEN loud.