That is not at all what DEI is. Can you find examples of companies that went a little "overboard" in their policies? Yes, probably. Can you find examples of butt hurt and racist / sexist white males who feel they're better than everyone else just because they're white and have a dick? Yes, most definitely.
I work with white males all the time. Many of them do not, in fact, know WTF they're doing. I also work with woman and people of color who do not know WTF they're doing. I've also worked with plenty of white dudes who get promoted because they know how to schmooze / kiss ass / are white over someone who is eminently more qualified, but is not male and/or not white. If you have NOT seen that then you're blind and/or only pay attention when it's not benefiting you.
A lot of business "communities" (IT, finance, upper management, whatever) are, in fact, old boy's clubs where if you're not white and a male you will be excluded or looked down as inferior no matter how good you are. Failing upwards for white males just for being white males is a thing.
DEI is all about, all other things being equal, that you give the person of color and/or non-male gender a shot over a white dude because they've had it handed to them on a silver platter for the last few centuries.
Additionally, if all you see is "white on white male" all day long then you get a very skewed view of the world. A little bit of "other" in business is a good thing.
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That is not at all what DEI is. Can you find examples of companies that went a little "overboard" in their policies? Yes, probably. Can you find examples of butt hurt and racist / sexist white males who feel they're better than everyone else just because they're white and have a dick? Yes, most definitely. I work with white males all the time. Many of them do not, in fact, know WTF they're doing. I also work with woman and people of color who do not know WTF they're doing. I've also worked with plenty of white dudes who get promoted because they know how to schmooze / kiss ass / are white over someone who is eminently more qualified, but is not male and/or not white. If you have NOT seen that then you're blind and/or only pay attention when it's not benefiting you. A lot of business "communities" (IT, finance, upper management, whatever) are, in fact, old boy's clubs where if you're not white and a male you will be excluded or looked down as inferior no matter how good you are. Failing upwards for white males just for being white males is a thing. DEI is all about, all other things being equal, that you give the person of color and/or non-male gender a shot over a white dude because they've had it handed to them on a silver platter for the last few centuries. Additionally, if all you see is "white on white male" all day long then you get a very skewed view of the world. A little bit of "other" in business is a good thing.