Thread regarding Fidelity Investments layoffs

I don’t care who sleeps with who, I want a work environment where I don’t have to constantly be thinking of political issues. It’s boring to me but people push their agendas (from both sides). It’s annoying.

If Fidelity ends DEI it should also end the Good ole Boys Network.

No one's forcing anyone to believe anything.

The previous comment IMO is all about getting the respect one deserves for who they are and the acknowledgement.

DEI is what protects such people from being targeted by entitled individuals.

I have personally too witnessed how some people make fun of employees of certain background, orientation behind their back.
But definitely lack the courage to say it to face, coz HR and DEI institution is there to prevent it.

Calling people ignorant and bigots is anti inclusivity. Just devils advocate, but if you’re trying to make people believe what you believe, try not calling them names.

It's beyond me that people to this day seems ignorant of what DEI is and what it stands for.

Being a parent to a transgender child, all me and my child can think of is to make sure they're not bullied in school, college, jobs and make sure they have a place in society without any discrimination.

DEI makes sure such individuals are well represented in government when it comes to their rights, at private companies when it comes to being bullied by entitled employees.

For those who applaud removal of DEL, I have one thing to say "I wish you never had a kid for whom you were worried every day being bullied, attacked in school and their future"

Only those who actually go through this van understand the pain.
There was a reason DEI had it's place.

And it's not whining, it's about taking stand against discriminatory activities.

I already see people at fidelity s*t talking behind someone's back but don't have courage to do so in face, coz DEI policies protects the employees.

Imagine without DEI, Fidelity will be nothing but a ghetto wild Alabama town where just one particular group will have concentrated power.

You’ve lost the plot when you are siding with billionaires and Na-is.

BLM isn’t DEI. And the goals of BLM had nothing to do with a small percentage of rioters.

If you’re upset about rioting, isn’t attacking the capitol worse?

I work with cowards and hypocrites.

For those supporting the DEI removal moves, this is how the situation was like in 50's, 60's.

DEI is to make sure there's proper representation of people into key decision making that directly impacts those individuals.

Not having DEI is like taking the country back to 100 years ago when women didn't have rights to vote or choose policy that matters to them.

Anarchy is set to return where there's only "one particular group", you know who you are is going to have all the power to make all the key decisions.

These grown adults in here crying and whining about DEI are the softest mofos the company 😂

Please.

Like. Please.

For decades you and most others whined about white guys who were promoted without merit. The only benefit to you was that you might find yourself on the golf course with them and become an undeserving beneficiary yourself.

We wouldn't need DEI if the US were a true meritocracy. It isn't. If nepotism weren't enough, and we all can think of nepotism examples, there are many others. Being in the same frat, going to the same school, looking like a candidate, having the same hobbies... hiring is rarely about qualifications, but even then, a rural kid with a single TRS-80 isn't going to compete with a kid who had a parent give them time on a Linux box.

America was founded on exclusion. Exclude women. Exclude blacks. Exclude non-land owners. Exclude 'certain' immigrants. Take advantage of the others.

And those whining about DEI now wish to maintain that tradition, often because they know that on a level playing field they will not enjoy the undeserved gifts they've enjoyed.

Ironically, everyone benefits from greater participation. We saw this as women entered the workforce decades ago.

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Your terms are acceptable.

Let’s give the dei topic a rest please we have more than beat it to death. You probably didn’t get promoted or got a raise because of more factors than being a straight white male.

Obviously is not about race, otherwise, our company would be more racially diverse. Right now my office is like 60% white, 35% asian, then everything else.