Video game and technology companies have been hit by layoffs in recent months and this time Microsoft It is giving something to talk about not only because layoffs are being reported again, but also because they reveal the company’s lack of interest in the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
A report has just come to light Business Insider which reveals that Microsoft would have fired his team diversity, equity and inclusionwhich is known thanks to the fact that the leader of that division shared an email that he had sent to thousands of employees, in which he took the opportunity to attack the company for its lack of interest in the matter.
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Microsoft would have argued that the eradication of this team occurred because business needs had changed and that this area “It is no longer important for the business“. Curiously, this occurs months after other technology companies such as Zoom, Google and Goal will announce cuts in this department.
“The real systems-change work associated with programs DEI “Everywhere they are no longer business-critical or business-smart as they were in 2020,” the team leader said in the message. The number of staff laid off is not known.
Microsoft says he remains committed to the diversity and inclusion
This occurs 4 years after the protests that took place after the case of Floyd in 2020, revealing that these changes were more of an outdated measure in response to those times and apparently not something lasting, according to the leader.
For example, Niantic and The Pokémon Company condemned racism and made donations. Sony and Microsoft They also set their stance against racial violence and the latter even reported that it would double the number of black leaders in the company to 2025something he has not given an account of, as he says Business Insider.
“Our commitments to GAVE [diversidad e inclusión] remain unchanged,” said a spokesman for Microsoft“Our focus on diversity and inclusion continues unabated and we remain steadfast in our expectations, prioritizing accountability and continuing our focus on this work.”
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