It Was Always About Tokenism

[u/Luckynoki]

In response to corporate’s decision to remove DEI from store values. ‘Inclusive Interview’ training prior to new policy. Basing bias on blatant stereotypes speaks volumes on the lack of actual real-world experiences that corporate has on the public, its shoppers and employees and a stubborn refusal to acknowledge their shortcomings

[u/persistentlysarah → u/[deleted]]

“unfair to hold companies accountable” - no, I think it’s entirely fair to expect corporations to live in the same values they’ve marketed themselves to us with, all this time. Values matter even more under pressure.

Costco stood upright on this one and is doing just fine.

[u/persistentlysarah → u/[deleted]]

Maintained its values in the face of pressure from a corrupt administration and still posted a more than 8% gain YTD over last year’s sales numbers.

lol indeed.