LOONEY DEI ALERT: State official put on leave for allegedly prioritizing ‘qualified’ job candidates

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From the Daily Mail: A pink-haired DEI trainer has slammed Oregon’s forestry department for hiring on the basic of merit rather than identity.

Megan Donecker filed a complaint about her former boss Mike Shaw and moaned about him telling her that he sought the ‘candidates most qualified for the job.’

DEI advocates like Donecker say hiring should be done through an ‘intersectional lens’ whereby applications from people of marginalized backgrounds are given greater weight.

Shaw, who earns $192,000-a-year as deputy head of Oregon’s Department of Forestry, has been put on leave over Donecker’s complaint.

Donecker, who worked as the department’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion chief claimed six queer staffers didn’t ‘feel safe or comfortable’ at work because they could not have ‘conversation around pronouns.

Donecker reportedly filed her complaint against Mike Shaw and another manager earlier this year. Shaw has been on paid administrative leave since August 6.

Meanwhile, Donecker, who lives with her wife and an adopted nine-year-old child, quit her job at the forestry department in March, claiming managers undercut her DEI efforts and whined that the department’s overall culture amounted to a ‘boys’ club.’

“It is bad for women at forestry. It is even worse if you are queer,” she complained.

State Forester Cal Mukumoto said in a statement that he “takes employee complaints and concerns seriously and, when brought to our attention, we ensure they’re handled in accordance with state laws, rules, policies and HR best practices.”

“This includes protecting employees from retaliation,” he said, adding, “Providing a safe, diverse and inclusive workplace is a shared core value and priority of both the department and the Board of Forestry.”

The Daily Mail also wrote:

Oregon’s progressive Governor Tina Kotek – who was hit by a corruption scandal for hiring her wife – has also waded into the drama, with her office saying she backs all efforts to ‘advance DEI.’

It is unclear when or if Shaw will get his job back.

Libs of TikTok announced:

Megan Donecker, a pink-haired DEI trainer, filed a complaint against Oregon’s forestry department deputy head Mike Shaw for hiring ‘candidates most qualified for the job’ rather than because of identity.

She also complained that queer staff felt unsafe because they couldn’t have conversations about “pronouns.”

Mike Shaw was put on leave after the complaint was filed.

Former congressional candidate and filmmaker Robby Starbuck added, “A few media people have asked why I’m working to dismantle DEI and wokeness in corporate America… This is a good microcosm of why I’m doing it. This ideology will come for your workplace if we don’t dismantle it all. Neutrality, innovation and merit are the path forward.”

This is Cal Mukumoto:

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