I’ve actually had training modules that were more relevant to safety on the job not done weeks after the due date, & nobody said anything except by email. Actually got pulled off the floor with work backed up because the diversity training was due in three days and management wanted it.
On this one, I made a point to delay it until the last minute because it really seems there’s more diversity for some than others. In the end everyone has their favorites, & that’s whose more likely to get ahead.
Training all but embarrasses white employees, citing historical discrimination against various racial and ethnic minorities and dissing traditional roles for men and women—like men working and women caring for a household and any children.
Various models in the video hold up placards of how they feel stereotyped and not valued. “It’s assumed I got this promotion because I’m a woman.” I kid you not.
Well, if the lateral transfer or promotion that could have gone to a man or woman who could meet some aspect of the job, like thorough knowledge of the job, or a lifting requirement, went to a woman’s who doesn’t meet those requirements, what other conclusions could employees reach?
Seems there’s no diversity of thought permitted, or choice, or respect for Americans from different parts of the U S. Somehow I’m not seeing management wanting to include these differences in diversity training.
For some individuals, modules on kitchen clean up and bathroom hygiene would have been more relevant. If we’re going to pull employees off the floor, a tape of the late Rodney King and his “Can’t we all just get along?” question would have sent a more profound message & wasted less time.
