I suspect no one knows the ‘actual jobs openings’ from the ‘politically-correct jobs openings’ anymore, thanks to DEI.
A Human Resources staffer today is under pressure to hire according to DEI requirements. A staff member is likely to get into trouble if she hires mostly white males, for any job opening. She is required to show statistics in hiring that show she met certain percentages, such as 50% black or female. If there are too many jobs for which the vast majority of candidates are white males - such as structural engineer or database manager - how is she going to meet her quota? Some of those jobs will be filled through unofficial channels. A guy in the department hires a friend without ever ‘posting’ the job opening. Sure, the paperwork has to go through the HR Dept., but the official ‘job openings’ data gets ‘massaged’ somehow. (I’d love to hear from someone working in corporate HR as to how this is achieved!)
And to anyone with a functioning brain, yes DEI IS reverse discrimination!
I suspect no one knows the ‘actual jobs openings’ from the ‘politically-correct jobs openings’ anymore, thanks to DEI.
A Human Resources staffer today is under pressure to hire according to DEI requirements. A staff member is likely to get into trouble if she hires mostly white males, for any job opening. She is required to show statistics in hiring that show she met certain percentages, such as 50% black or female. If there are too many jobs for which the vast majority of candidates are white males - such as structural engineer or database manager - how is she going to meet her quota? Some of those jobs will be filled through unofficial channels. A guy in the department hires a friend without ever ‘posting’ the job opening. Sure, the paperwork has to go through the HR Dept., but the official ‘job openings’ data gets ‘massaged’ somehow. (I’d love to hear from someone working in corporate HR as to how this is achieved!)
And to anyone with a functioning brain, yes DEI IS reverse discrimination!
Great analysis, Peter, as always!