Summary
Costco’s board rejected a shareholder proposal to end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, arguing they foster respect, innovation, and cultural alignment with customers and employees.
Shareholders claimed DEI could lead to lawsuits citing “illegal discrimination” against white, Asian, male, or straight employees, referencing legal cases like Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.
Costco countered that its DEI efforts comply with the law and enhance its culture, rejecting claims of legal risk.
The proposal will be voted on at Costco’s January 23 shareholder meeting.
Are we really going to rehash the debate people have had for decades whenever the subject comes up where we pretend people aren’t considering white people’s skin color when they’re interviewed? You think they just all happen to get hired purely on merit? You think women aren’t treated differently than men too and men are just naturally attuned to executive roles?
We can’t get people to stop doing these things, so we educate folks about these issues in the hopes that they can make up for internal biases. DEI is not affirmative action, despite your attempts to equate them. It’s education. It’s about creating a more equitable workforce through making them more aware of these biases and blockers to marginalized groups’ advancement. It isn’t a hiring quota.
You think they just all happen to get hired purely on merit? You think women aren’t treated differently than men too and men are just naturally attuned to executive roles?
Yes
So is this bait or are you just actually that bigoted? Let’s stop the bullshit and be clear lol
Anyway to reiterate: DEI =/= Affirmative Action or hiring quotas. I’m glad you can see that now.
So this has nothing to do with the race/gender/minority checkboxes on job applications that automatically get you an interview? That’s the sort of shit I disagree with.
Yes I really think men are more naturally inclined to do executive type roles. Men and women aren’t the same.
And yes I think that people are hired on their ability to do the job first and foremost. The thing is that white people are more advantaged in society when it comes to acquiring said skills to do said jobs but that’s an entirely different problem.
