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A family member is worried about his South Korean wife. She is a DEI hire at a major law firm (female, I guess). Many of her friends are also worried who work there (fuckers). Plus, she is not a US citizen, preferring to remain a South Korean citizen for the benefits like free healthcare. Apparently South Korea does no allow dual citizenship. The wife makes frequent social media posts complaining about Trump and US policies, so they are afraid she won’t be allowed back into the country if she leaves (paranoia?).
The relative, a white male, is worried that his wife’s well-paying job may be at risk, as apparently she was not hired based on merit. It is ironic, as he has been the frequent victim of DEI when applying for jobs.
I didn’t know what to say when he was telling me this. Frankly, I was shocked to learn that his wife was a DEI hire.
Kathleen Kennedy is the postergirl for ingrate, and in her mind she's not ungrateful, but the GENIUS behind Lucasfilm Classics.
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According to data provided by job site Indeed, cited by CNBC, DEI-related job postings in 2023 have declined 44%.
In November 2023, the last full month for which data was available, DEI job postings dropped 23% year over year.
Layoffs at Google and Meta also included employees who held leadership roles in Black employee resource groups (ERGs), CNBC said.
Devika Brij, CEO of Brij the Gap Consulting, which works with tech companies’ DEI efforts, told CNBC that some companies have cut nearly 90% of their DEI budget by midyear 2023.
“When George Floyd began to become the topic of conversations, companies and executives doubled down on their commitments and here we are only a couple years later, and folks are looking for opportunities to cut those teams,” Brij said.
Melinda Briana Epler, the founder and CEO of Empovia, said that the cuts in DEI in 2023 were “stark” compared to previous years.
“Whenever there is an economic downturn in tech, some of the first budgets that are cut are in DEI, but I don’t think we’ve seen such stark contrast as this year,” Epler told CNBC.
The layoffs come just three years following the boom in DEI initiatives that came during the Black Lives Matter protests and riots.
https://nypost.com/2023/12/28/tech/google-meta-other-tech-giants-slash-dei-related-jobs-resource-groups-in-2023-report/