[bk1000]

During a work annual review, I was asked if I was aware of the company’s AA and EO policies. I told my reviewer that while I believe the two terms are mutually exclusive of each other, for the sake of the interview, my answer is yes.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Ha! Thing is, the term "affirmative action" in the corporate context sometimes has a different meaning than some folks might expect. Generally, corporate AA policies are (or at least were...) focused on outreach/recruitment. So the standards wouldn't be any different for hiring/promotion. It's just that the companies would put forth more effect to find qualified minority applicants. That's entirely legal and not inconsistent with EEO policies.

I'm out of "the biz" now, but from what I can recall, many of the EEO policies have been supplanted by DEI policies. Technically, race discrimination in employment is still illegal, but there has been an erosion of that more recently with the emphasis on "diversity". Sort of a wink-wink/nudge-nudge that they're not given hiring preferences...but they really are.