{"id":1995995,"date":"2023-08-09T20:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T00:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-to-bud-light-best-buy-best-buy-faces-blowback-for-leadership-training-program-that-excludes-white-applicants\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T20:39:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T00:39:37","slug":"time-to-bud-light-best-buy-best-buy-faces-blowback-for-leadership-training-program-that-excludes-white-applicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-to-bud-light-best-buy-best-buy-faces-blowback-for-leadership-training-program-that-excludes-white-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Best Buy&#8217;s Bias Training Sparks Controversy: Excludes White Applicants&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftime-to-bud-light-best-buy-best-buy-faces-blowback-for-leadership-training-program-that-excludes-white-applicants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1995995&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A\u2063 Memo from Best Buy Sparks Controversy Over Professional Development Program<\/h2>\n<p>A memo from retail giant \u200dBest\u200c Buy \u200dhas recently come to light,\u2064 unveiling the company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-to-bud-light-best-buy-best-buy-faces-blowback-for-leadership-training-program-that-excludes-white-applicants\/\" title=\"'Best Buy's Bias Training Sparks Controversy: Excludes White Applicants'\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-left-is-lying-they-are-peddling-hate-with-crt-in-our-schools\/\" title=\"The Left Is Lying: They Are Peddling Hate With CRT In Our Schools\">professional development program<\/a> specifically designed<\/a> for employees who identify as Black, Latino, Hispanic, Asian, or Pacific Islander. However, investigative journalist James \u2064O&#8217;Keefe has raised concerns,\u2064 stating that &#8220;the\u200b program is \u2064not open to white applicants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Backlash and Calls for Boycott<\/h3>\n<p>News of this program, which began in 2022, quickly spread after O&#8217;Keefe&#8217;s viral post on Tuesday. Social media users wasted\u200c no time \u2062in\u200d expressing their outrage, with \u2062some\u200c even calling for a boycott of Best Buy, drawing \u200cparallels to previous boycotts\u2063 against\u200d Bud Light.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s \u2064time to Bud Light Best Buy,&#8221; one woman\u200b passionately declared on social media.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Best Buy&#8217;s Professional \u200bDevelopment Program<\/h3>\n<p>The Best Buy memo outlines various\u2064 opportunities \u200bfor employees \u2062to advance their careers within the \u200bcompany&#8217;s management ranks, provided they meet specific qualifications.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to share some exciting news\u2062 about the McKinsey professional development programs! As part of Best Buy&#8217;s commitment to developing and supporting our\u200c employees, we have partnered with McKinsey \u2062&#038; Company to offer the McKinsey Leadership Programs,&#8221; the memo reportedly states. &#8220;These programs tailor their curriculum and discussions \u200bto address the unique situations, experiences, \u2063and opportunities of diverse \u2064professionals.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The program\u200d aims \u200cto accelerate management growth and enhance leadership skills \u200cthrough a mini-MBA style curriculum. It covers essential areas such\u200d as strategy \u2064development, critical thinking, networking, and problem-solving.<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible for the program, employees must hold a \u2062salaried position, have been with Best Buy for over a year, identify as black, Latino, Hispanic, Asian, or Pacific Islander, and commit to the program&#8217;s required \u200chours.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Our primary focus, through the collaboration of these cohorts, is to create an\u200d inclusive environment where everyone feels valued,&#8221; \u200cstated Georgia Vahoua, Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives, Inclusion, and Diversity at Best Buy. &#8220;In\u200d addition to acquiring core leadership and management skills, each cohort also \u200bprovides a valuable networking opportunity that \u2064extends beyond the program&#8217;s duration.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Backlash on Social Media<\/h3>\n<p>The Best Buy memo faced severe backlash on social media, with many users calling for boycotts\u200c and expressing their disappointment.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Let \u200bme introduce you to MicroCenter and Amazon.\u2064 I feel bad saying \u2062this because it&#8217;ll affect the good people and employees, but Best Buy\u2064 needs to burn and close,&#8221; one social media user passionately stated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another woman responded by saying, &#8220;Hey @BestBuy, I&#8217;m apparently not in your demographic. I&#8217;m canceling my credit card and won&#8217;t be shopping with you again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Is @BestBuy a racist \u2062company? By the looks of their management training program, \u200dthe answer is an overwhelming\u2063 YES. Time to give them \u200bthe\u200d Bud Light treatment,&#8221; another person \u200con social media expressed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>America First Legal encouraged employees who believe they have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musks-x-to-pay-legal-bills-of-people-unfairly-treated-for-posting-on-platform\/\" title=\"Musk's X to cover legal costs for those 'unjustly targeted' on platform.\">faced discrimination due<\/a> to this program to\u2062 reach out\u2063 to their organization for\u200c legal support.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you are a current Best Buy employee who does\u2063 not qualify\u200b for this program because of \u2062your race, we \u2064want to hear from you today,&#8221; they\u2062 stated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a> to visit The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, a memo from Best Buy unveiled their professional development initiative for employees who identify as Black, Latino, Hispanic, Asian, or Pacific Islander. Investigative journalist James O&#8217;Keefe noted that the program excludes white applicants. Biden marks the one-year anniversary of the chips initiative by pledging to uphold supply chain security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1995996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1995995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1995995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1995996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1995995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1995995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1995995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}