CRUMBLING WOKENESS: Major corporation lays off entire DEI team

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From the Daily Mail: Microsoft sparked internal revolt after it fired its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) team, leading the program’s leader to slam the company’s ‘changing business needs.’

The tech giant’s move was exposed in an email obtained by Business Insider, which appears to show the DEI internal team leader criticizing the fact diversity was ‘no longer business critical.’

Microsoft joins a number of tech companies in walking back DEI commitments that were made in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, including Google, Meta and Zoom.

Exactly how many DEI employees were laid off is still unknown, although the company insisted in a statement to Business Insider that its ‘D&I commitments remain unchanged.’

An email obtained by Business Insider which was sent to thousands of employees earlier this month, said, “True systems-change work associated with DEI programs everywhere are no longer business critical or smart as they were in 2020.”

The email notified employees that the compan’s DEI team was eliminated as of July 1, due to “changing business needs.”

After the email was exposed, Microsoft spokesperson Jeff Jones said in a statement, “Our focus on diversity and inclusion is unwavering and we are holding firm on our expectations, prioritizing accountability, and continuing to focus on this work.”

The Daily Wire explained:

In 2020, following the riots that broke out over the death of George Floyd, Microsoft was one of many companies that pledged to spend millions of dollars to hire more people of color. In June 2020, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sent an email to employees saying the company had “committed to take action to help address racial injustice and inequity, and unequivocally believe that Black lives matter.”

Elon Musk commented on the news, writing, “The tide is turning.”

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