{"id":1997957,"date":"2023-08-11T14:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T18:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/best-buy-faces-bud-light-style-boycott-over-leadership-training-program-that-excludes-white-applicants\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T14:47:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T18:47:22","slug":"best-buy-faces-bud-light-style-boycott-over-leadership-training-program-that-excludes-white-applicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/best-buy-faces-bud-light-style-boycott-over-leadership-training-program-that-excludes-white-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Buy faces boycott over biased leadership training program."},"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%2Fbest-buy-faces-bud-light-style-boycott-over-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=1997957&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--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Best Buy Faces Backlash Over Hiring Practices<\/h2>\n<p>Best\u2062 Buy, a major U.S. brand, \u2064is now facing a boycott similar to the \u200done Bud Light experienced.\u2062 Critics are accusing the company of promoting a far-left agenda in its hiring practices.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;A Citizen \u2062Journalist has revealed Best Buy \u200bis partnering with\u200d McKinsey &#038; Company on a <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'\">management training program<\/a>,&#8221; wrote James O&#8217;Keefe, the investigative journalist formerly of Project Veritas, on social media. &#8220;The program is not open to white applicants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Best Buy\u200d has not commented on the memo, it outlines opportunities for workers to advance in the company&#8217;s management if they meet certain qualifications.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border border-[#D3D3D3] px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related \u2062Stories<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/the-best-way-to-buy-gold-5422725\">The\u200d Best Way to Buy Gold<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">7\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bright\/the-best-market-data-when-buying-or-selling-a-home-4958287\">The Best Market Data When Buying or Selling a Home<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">1\/3\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bright\/best-ways-to-buy-pharmaceuticals-4886310\">Best Ways\u2063 to Buy Pharmaceuticals<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">12\/1\/2022<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re excited to\u200d announce \u200cawesome news about the McKinsey professional\u2063 development programs! As a \u2063part of Best Buy&#8217;s commitment to develop \u200band support our employees, we&#8217;ve partnered \u2062with McKinsey &#038; Company to offer the McKinsey Leadership programs,&#8221; \u200dit says. &#8220;These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/best-buy-faces-bud-light-style-boycott-over-leadership-training-program-that-excludes-white-applicants\/\" title=\"Best Buy faces boycott over biased leadership training program.\">professional development programs customize<\/a> its\u2063 curriculum and discussions to \u200bthe unique situations, experiences and opportunities of\u2064 diverse professionals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, the alleged memo states\u200c that in order to qualify for the \u2063program, employees must be black, Hispanic, Asian, or Pacific Islander. They also need to have worked at Best Buy for more than a year and be in a salaried\u2063 role.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2022, Best Buy announced a\u2064 diversity\u200d push on its website, aiming\u2064 to create &#8220;diverse leaders&#8221; and develop a &#8220;diverse workforce.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur main\u2062 focus through\u2063 the collaboration of the cohorts is\u2064 to create a space \u2063where everyone feels valued and included,\u201d said Georgia\u2064 Vahoua, Best Buy&#8217;s senior manager of strategic initiatives, inclusion, and diversity.\u00a0\u201cIn addition to the core leadership and management skills that are learned, each \u2063cohort also provides a\u200d strong networking opportunity for its members that lasts long after the program ends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Best Buy has partnered with McKinsey &#038; Company, a consulting company known for its involvement in controversies, to \u2064offer the McKinsey Management Accelerator \u200dprogram.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As \u200cpart of Best Buy\u2019s commitment to develop and support our employees who identify as black, indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC), we\u2019ve \u200cpartnered with McKinsey &#038; Company to offer the\u200c McKinsey Management Accelerator program,&#8221; states Best Buy&#8217;s website. &#8220;The McKinsey \u2063Management \u2062Accelerator program focuses on professional career development by customizing its curriculum and discussions to the unique situations, experiences and opportunities of\u200c BIPOC professionals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Best Buy initially introduced \u2063the McKinsey\u2063 Accelerator Program in 2020 for black \u200demployees and has since expanded it to include Asian, Hispanic, and Latino workers.<\/p>\n<p>McKinsey &#038; Company\u200d also emphasizes its\u2063 commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-union-leader-slams-bidens-job-killing-order-cost-us-jobs-needs-to-consider-future-of-country\/\" title=\"Top Union Leader Slams Biden\u2019s Job-Killing Order: \u2018Cost Us Jobs,\u2019 Needs To Consider \u2018Future Of Country\u2019\">addressing climate change<\/a> on its website.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A healthy society \u2064depends \u2062on a healthy planet, and climate change\u200c is \u2062putting both at risk. That\u2019s why, in\u2063 addition to \u2064serving clients and \u2064sharing insights, \u200dMcKinsey has committed to\u200d achieving net-zero climate impact by 2030,&#8221; the site says. &#8220;We&#8217;re not\u2064 alone on our journey \u2063to \u200chelp build a more\u200d sustainable and inclusive future, and there will be challenges\u2014but we all need to do more, together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Calls for\u2064 Boycott<\/h2>\n<p>Following James O&#8217;Keefe&#8217;s post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media users<\/a> have\u200c called for a \u200cboycott of Best Buy, similar to the ones that\u2064 targeted Bud\u2064 Light and Target\u200d in the past. \u2063Bud Light experienced a significant decline in sales after engaging in a promotional campaign with a transgender activist.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Cans of Bud Light chill in a \u2062refrigerator in \u200cOakland, Calif., on April 28, 2023. (Jeff Chiu\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Best Buy\u200d [expletive] on White men. I&#8217;m done with\u200c them forever,&#8221; wrote\u2063 &#8220;Dilbert&#8221; cartoonist and political commentator\u2062 Scott Adams. Harmeet Dhillon, former California GOP leader and prominent lawyer, suggested that the policies outlined in the\u200d alleged Best Buy memo &#8220;seem illegal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>America\u2062 First Legal has \u200dencouraged Best Buy employees who may have faced discrimination to reach out to the legal group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verizon, in a recent development, is now facing a boycott similar to Bud Light. Critics claim the company is promoting a left-wing agenda in its hiring methods. 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