I don't work for Chevron and I am not a troll. I am just curious what this means from Chevron's point of view and is it truly discrimination at the end of the day. I would love to hear your honest (not smart a-s) thoughts. I plan on using this information for discussion with my students after the holidays.
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So, "visual diversity" is an issue, now? Once again, I seem to have been born at just the right time, acuz I sauntered through Chevron's front door coincident with the Gulf merger and we had our hands full with 'old fashioned stuff',... you know,... work. A product The Times, I always viewed my fellow Chevronites as either "smoothers", or "doers", and for the majority of my career, the "doers" appeared to hold higher acceptance (and reward) from management, and when I retired, the "smoothers" were on the cusp of wresting the mantle of 'favored status'. It would now appear that the "smoothers" have won. That sucks. (Probably,.... literally.)
So, "visual diversity" is an issue, now? Once again, I seem to have been born at just the right time, acuz I sauntered through Chevron's front door coincident with the Gulf merger and we had our hands full with 'old fashioned stuff',... you know,... work. A product The Times, I always viewed my fellow Chevronites as either "smoothers", or "doers", and for the majority of my career, the "doers" appeared to hold higher acceptance (and reward) from management, and when I retired, the "smoothers" were on the cusp of wresting the mantle of 'favored status'. It would now appear that the "smoothers" have won. That sucks. (Probably,.... literally.)
Black Supremacists are driving a narrative that White men are racist and babble on about Whitelash and White supremacy and White privilege and White rage and White guilt and and misogyny and toxic masculinity and xenophobia.
It's the race card being played over and over again.
White is as diverse as any other skin color. If fact, white people come in many shades and colors. The entire diversity thing is a ridiculous smoke screen to provide cover for lack of skill, and a free ride into a job that they may not be the most qualified for.
The "Al Jolson look" is what they are just begging the white man to deliver.
@1jun, It would probably help if you start self-identifying as non-white. Added points if you speak Ebonics, wear saggy pants, get a tight permanent hairdo and once in a while, wear house slippers with crew socks around the office. Coming in late and leaving early might be the tie-breaker if you face tough competition.
And, I suppose white men aren't allowed to acquire visual diversity through skin dying, hair bradding, hair coloring, or other measures to become visually desirable to Chevron?
I am considering if it is strategic to make a transition to Black, Mexican, g-y, trans, or some other look that is competitive in the new "Visually Desirable Market"
I would have thought a flamboyant g-y man, of any color of the rainbow, could add visible diversity. Who is our most senior qu--r?
Please note this was answered - “You can easily surmise that this generally means selecting people of diverse races, skin color, gender, and/or ethnicities based on appearance alone.”
"Visual diversity" is what looks good on advertisements, LinkedIn videos, and what sells to Wall St. and whoever else you're looking to impress. In the Chevron's old days, VD was limited to white males over 6' tall, preferably former college athletes. That was the makeup of your entire executive management. (Still is to a large degree.) Now the white males in VD are the gray-haired knowledgeable types (used to be the authority figures), usually visually agreeing with (or listening to) a table full of much younger females and/or minorities. It is incredible how white males under 50 have completely disappeared from VD.
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Be a patriot. Love your country by loving your neighbor (that includes the good 'ole boys). Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the whole duty of man.
Hey good ole boys, just start harassing everyone that makes you uncomfortable or doesn’t fit your idea of a patriot. Problem solved!
So, I have not personally seen a declared statement on 'visual diversity.' But there seems to be tracking & reporting of overall gender ratios across the board and also the subset of 'senior leadership positions'.
A candy dish full of skittles and M&M’s…
Chevron’s point of view on visual diversity = white males
It’s just another trigger phrase for conservative good ole boys to complain about.
I do teach at a local junior college here in Houston. I think that "just google it" is one answer but that is not the answer for everyone. I am asking from the individual perspective. Just like Chevron has its own ESG statement strategy, it will not be the same as Exxon's ESG statement strategy or even fully aligned with a definition provided by google. In one poll we conducted at an internet company, visual diversity was solely based on how old someone looked. All of their advertisements showed on people that looked like they were in their 20s. Another company in Sweden sent out advertisements of their services with only blonde/blue eyed people. I am just asking what it means to the employees of Chevron.
If you really are a teacher, troll, then you should be able to use google. Wouldn’t want you teaching my kids to take the hardest road to find a simple answer