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I had to go to diversity training once. Full of Leftist lies about 10% of the population are LGBT, women make 78 cents to men, etc. I do not think the political officer appreciated when I questioned his statistics.
1 posted on 07/03/2016 6:43:07 AM PDT by C19fan
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Diversity programs fail because they are steeped with the intent on punishment of white descendants who have committed no wrong. Sins of the father are not a legitimate foundation upon which to anchor “diversity programs.”

They go against all innate human nature, frankly.


2 posted on 07/03/2016 6:46:52 AM PDT by Gaffer
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You want to watch them go nuts, ask why Diversity is a business value. The generic statement “having many different backgrounds is good” is a straw man on its face.

Ask “why do we celebrate people based on their gender and color of their skin instead of their contributions? That sounds like racism and sexism to me.”

I am glad I left my PC company and their Womyn in Business and Diversity crapola. I hope they choke on it and go belly-up because of it (it has already started — the new c in charge has started destruction of the business through BAD decisions).


3 posted on 07/03/2016 6:51:03 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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I want to puke every time I hear a Leftist proclaim ‘diversity is our strength’. NO, COMMONALITY IS OUR STRENGTH! Only when we pull together, with a common purpose, do we have strength! Immigrants used to come to America to embrace the American Dream, basically to work hard and strive for a better life. Now the majority of immigrants, the ILLEGAL immigrants, are coming here to live off the hard working American taxpayers. This is all by design. Bankrupt the country and then you can implement a new form of Government. Cloward-Piven at it most disgusting. Diversity brings nothing more than the pitting of one or more groups against the others. Wake up, America! Or all of our American Dreams are just pipedreams!


4 posted on 07/03/2016 6:51:29 AM PDT by originalbuckeye ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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This article is a lot of nonsense. Diversity programs fail because they aren't supposed to succeed. They're intended to shield the employer from legal trouble -- and that's it. That's how I ended up in a company that has an established "diversity program" that is trumpeted all over our marketing materials and our internal communications. As I once said in a senior management meeting: "We should be proud of our diversity here. We have Protestants, Catholics and Jews among all the non-Hispanic Caucasians in this room."

This is the same reason why OSHA regulations don't make a workplace any safer. A company that complies with OSHA regulations is only doing it so they can certify that they are OSHA-compliant. Meanwhile, mandates imposed by the company's insurance carrier do far more to improve workplace safety than OSHA does.

5 posted on 07/03/2016 6:53:43 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Sometimes I feel like I've been tied to the whipping post.")
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From the article:

“If these popular solutions backfire, then what can employers do instead to promote diversity?”

Wrong question. The right question is: “other than avoiding lawsuits, what is the point of diversity?”


6 posted on 07/03/2016 7:00:16 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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I have a friend who is a senior manager for Intuit. They have a list of employees who cannot be let go because of “diversity” and the possibility of lawsuits. They figure it is cheaper to keep unproductive “diverse” employees than go to court.


9 posted on 07/03/2016 7:16:41 AM PDT by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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“Morgan Stanley shelled out $54 million—and Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch more than $100 million each”

um . . . No....

the CLIENTS and CUSTOMERS of those companies paid those fines in higher fees. The STAFF and other SALARIED folks at those firms paid those fines in lower wages.

“Citizen’s United” declares companies people, but they don’t pay. I’m cool with that. But actual people pay. those fines, as well as those political gifts (bribes).


10 posted on 07/03/2016 7:17:04 AM PDT by Macoozie ("Estoy votando por Ted 2016!" bumper stickers available)
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These programs fail because they are scams. Jesse Jackson, sharpton, Obama, and a host of lawyers make millions off of humiliating whites with lies. The shakedown scams have become a billion dollar business.


13 posted on 07/03/2016 7:23:18 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarme)
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In the 80s there were many cases where a minority candidate wasn’t hired/promoted and the job went to a less qualified candidate. That’s VERY rare these days - employers now want the best candidate who will take the salary they budget for the position.

In the 80s employers went overboard with quotas and it still happens today even if they call it diversity instead of quota. By definition, diversity programs do not hire the most qualified candidate. That means

A) The company/organization will probably not do as well as they can
B) Less qualified diversity hires won’t do as good as their peers and make diversity programs look bad even when the diversity hire receives extra mentoring or lighter load (which looks bad to everyone else)
C) Moral goes down when better qualified employees are passed over for a “diversity promotion” (and the diversity-promoted manager will have a more difficult time than a qualification-promoted manager because of their own qualifications and the extra moral problem. Repeat A & B)

That’s a recipe for failure for the business, the diversity program, and individuals in position because of the diversity program.

That doesn’t even count the woman who never wanted to do STEM in the first place but saw a college and career path that looked appealing 10 years ago because of the scholarship and hiring practices for women. But some are not happy with STEM 5 years into the career. Some women are awesome at STEM careers and love it. The others are working with peers who love it while they want to find another career but are locked in for many reasons until they get to management - tough to compete with peers in that case and get to management. (Or pick any other minority and diversity-based education and career sales pitch)


19 posted on 07/03/2016 7:29:36 AM PDT by LostPassword
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If you assume all people have equal ability, you will make some bad business decisions. Reality is stronger than denial and will punish you eventually.


20 posted on 07/03/2016 7:31:41 AM PDT by ArcadeQuarters ("Immigration Reform" is ballot stuffing)
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Diversity hiring means hiring people that the others will have to compensate and pick up the slack so that the employers can satisfy the PC requirements of idiotic Federal laws.


22 posted on 07/03/2016 7:38:39 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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Why Diversity Programs Fail

Diversity is destructive because it:

-excludes some for the unearned, undeserved benefit of others
-creates a parasitic entitlement mentality among women and minorities
-fuels and exacerbates resentment, divisiveness, and group warfare
-lowers the standards for the entire society by rejecting quality and merit as standards of evaluation

32 posted on 07/03/2016 8:37:59 AM PDT by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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Why Diversity Programs Fail

False premises?

33 posted on 07/03/2016 8:41:07 AM PDT by Jim Noble (The polls can have a strong influence on the weak-minded)
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Diversity programs fail because diverse is a description, not a virtue.


36 posted on 07/03/2016 8:53:51 AM PDT by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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The full article was an interesting read; I found much to disagree with because the overall viewpoint was pro-diversity and dismissive of meritocracy, but an informative read nevertheless.

Thanks for posting it.

47 posted on 07/03/2016 6:52:04 PM PDT by BloodScarletMinnesota
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