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Shane Gericke's avatar

If you work for a private company, "Democrats" aren't abusing you. Your bosses are. As for "rights," you have none unless you're in a union.

That's not to say that DEI isn't a steaming bowl of crap. It is. But in a private workplace, you have to eat it with a smile or find a new job. Sad commentary on the American way of work.

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Honey Daly's avatar

Not true, Shane! Our Plastic Injection Molding Co. (not Union, with very satisfied employees!) placed an add for a machine operator, no experience required, weтАЩd train.

A Black man applied, but after a tour of our Plant, said he didnтАЩt want to run a machine, but heтАЩd work in the office. The Plant had no AC and the small office did.

We employed Black, Mexican (legal!) and women, with no concern about who they slept with!

He turned us in to OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health AdministrationтАЭ and the IRS! It was a nightmare but after about 6 months resolved in our favor.

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Shane Gericke's avatar

This isn't the same thing, Honey. I was talking about DEI training in a non-union environment. If your company's management ordered its workers to attend mandatory DEI training, your workers would have to do it or risk being terminated.

But this case wasn't about DEI; it was about a jackass of an applicant trying to extort you. The government ruled in your favor and against the jackass. Good for government for sticking up for your rights.

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Honey Daly's avatar

Shane, I stand corrected. My point was just that even without DEI or Unions (which, BTW, our employees voted against organizing, bc they are paid & treated VERY well!) Companies arenтАЩt always just free to discriminate. Does that happen, surely, but I donтАЩt think everyone understands the employer/ company owner doesnтАЩt have free rein - at least not if they want to run a successful business.

Thx.!

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Shane Gericke's avatar

YouтАЩre welcome, Honey, a pleasure chatting with you. Yes, companies walk a fine line in hiringтАФ-they donтАЩt have to do DEI training, but if they donтАЩt, they might be accused of discrimination. ItтАЩs tough running a business these days. IтАЩm glad mine is a one-man shop: me. IтАЩm a swell boss and employee:-)

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Anthony's avatar

They get away with the illegal behavior because they know Democrat schools, politicians, lawyers and judges will back them up and defend them, as we have seen countless times.

Every one of the layers of corporate ownership in my business stack is from a city that represents a Democrat powerhouse. It's not mutually exclusive to say "it's your bosses" and also "it's the Democrats".

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