On a 2020 Nike corporate All Hands meeting (it was recorded and transcribed), John Donahoe publicly and brazenly proclaimed to employees the VP % ratio of minorities they had a goal of hitting. Highly illegal, and just before a mass layoff at that. Nike and Donohoe should be sued for discrimination. Media: please obtain a copy of this recorded all hands meeting for your story/coverage of this leader and the implicit leadership around him. It was absolutely disgraceful and might have been the beginning of the end for Nike. I’m all for inclusion but not with hard # ratios to reach.
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Nike Inc is an equal opportunity employer and discriminates everyone on equal grounds... unless you are a member of an internal clique
@by protected class my a$$. Nike doesn’t recognize this the way that it’s intended. Are you BFF’s and having fun with your boss is a protected class. If your uncle is a VP you are in a protected class. More importantly if you are willing to sacrifice your morals then you are in a protected class. Don’t worry about the “real” protected classes.
Dude. It’s 2026. It shows you have never worked here since hiring strategy changes constantly and it’s all talk. Hiring is all internal and political with it coincidentally lining up with goals. Keep your right wing maga nonsense where it belongs: Reddit and your cousin/wife
VPs , unfortunately, are not a protected class
You’re a big dummy.