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[quote=Anonymous]So, it's not my all-time favorite thing, but as long as it doesn't involve overly personal examples like some of the PPs listed I think it can be thoughtful. I'm not at all on board with saying expectations like punctuality are racist; that's absurd. But it is good to consider representation and how to achieve that. On many fronts. My organization is very liberal and a few years ago hired a super-conservative guy whose main hobby is collecting guns. Big, big shock to most employees. But you know what, he's a great guy and great at his job and it's good to have to reassess your assumptions every so often.

To me, DEI is kind of like that - making hiring managers aware that they should cast the net broadly and not necessarily look for people whose resumes are comfortable and familiar, and because assuming everyone is qualified, there is no reason not to try to have more diverse staff. If folks aren't the best, then ok, go with the best. But in my experience (hiring for positions 2 to 3 times a year) there is usually one standout person and then about 10 really great ones, and it's easy to find diversity among the really great ones. Of course sometimes the standout is too - but my org isn't prestigious and the clear standout, diverse or not, often declines the offer.

I recently watched West Wing for the first time. (Yeah, I'm really on top of my pop culture. :) ) I was really struck by how white and male the top players were and how implicitly sexist a lot of the dialogue and interactions were. It would look really different if they made it now. And that's good.
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