Posted on 01/15/2016 11:24:30 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
Apple's board is telling investors to reject a new diversity proposal, calling it "unduly burdensome."
The company, like other big tech firms, has been criticized in recent years for being mostly male and predominantly white.
Last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook sang the praises of a diverse workforce. He said diversity is a "readily solvable issue" that can be fixed.
But Apple's board of directors opposes a new proposal to increase diversity among its board and senior management.
The proposal, submitted by Apple shareholder Antonio Avian Maldonado, would require an accelerated recruitment policy to change the company's organizational makeup.
The board rejected it, saying it is "unduly burdensome and not necessary," according to a proxy statement published on January 6 ahead of its February shareholder meeting.
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Look for a DOJ investigation into Apple’s business practices any day now.
Diversity, as they define it, is crap.
It is decree’d from above, anything called ‘Diversity’ must be complied with.
Can someone name one positive thing that has happened as a result of diversity?
Calling for “diversity” sounds like an appeal to political correctness. What Apple should do is seek to hire and promote the best persons for the jobs. As long as the criteria are not marred by conditions that do not lead to innovation and productivity, then I am fine with them.
If Apple needs a software engineer, that is the only qualification that is useful. Seeking a software engineer that is also a member of a diverse community means the selection process will be flawed. Same for seeking any other position including member of the board.
wow... did they suddenly remember they are in business to make money?
great.
Now kick that sodomite CEO to the curb and start making good products again and you can turn this company around.
Skin color alone determines intelligence, work output and worldview.
(signed)
Hitler, A
Duke, D
Jackson, J
Sharpton, A
Obama, B
Lynch, L
et al
“Diversity for thee, but not for meeeee”
It’s always someone else’s job, promotion, contract, admission, never their own.
True diversity is a net positive in business because you have different individuals from different backgrounds and different life experiences who have DIFFERENT IDEAS that can be bounced off between all the individuals coming out with ideas.
In creative endeavors, this can be a big plus. It used to be called brainstorming and I have seen it work wonders time and time again in creative settings ... where you get a better end result as a result of a lot of different individuals contributing ideas and then sorting out the best ideas and incorporating them into a design or product.
However, this kind of diversity I’m talking about has nothing to do with things like skin color, gender, geographic origin, religion, etc.
TRUE diversity is diversity of outlook and creative talents.
In endeavors where you only need people to be automatons, say repeating an action over and over and adding no creative input, then I see no reason to have diversity ... in that situation you want total conformity, you don’t want people to have to think, just do what you say. In that case robots can replace people (which is what has happened to many jobs like this).
Depends on the situation.
Good. The proposal is stupid and pointless
Diversity of thought and ability, the true diversity.
A white liberal, a black liberal, a Hispanic liberal, an oriental liberal, an African liberal, a Middle-eastern liberal, and a white conservative is considered “diversity” at most universities.
The goal (if any) should be diversity of opinion, not diversity of skin color.
“True diversity is diversity of outlook and creative talents.”
Worth repeating—repeatedly!—to the PC crowd.
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