Internal Microsoft Email Shows DEI Leader Blasting Layoffs - Business Insider
Source: Business Insider
Microsoft laid off a DEI team, and its lead wrote an internal email blasting how DEI is 'no longer business critical'
* Microsoft laid off a diversity, equity, and inclusion team, citing "changing business needs."
* The move follows commitments made by Microsoft and other tech firms after the George Floyd protests.
* "Our D&I commitments remain unchanged," a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement.
After Microsoft laid off an internal team focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion, a team leader blasted the company for a lack of investment in these efforts.
"True systems-change work associated with DEI programs everywhere are no longer business critical or smart as they were in 2020," a leader of the team wrote in an email sent to thousands of employees, which was viewed by Business Insider.
The email says the team was eliminated because of "changing business needs" as of July 1. It's unclear how many employees were affected.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-layoffs-dei-leader-email-2024-7
This is not just happening with Microsoft. Google and Meta also cut their DEI programs.
Companies aren't even waiting for the Trump administration to come into power before moving forward with elimiating DEI.
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