{"id":2304444,"date":"2024-07-21T22:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T02:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-axes-dei-team-leader-calls-policies-no-longer-business-critical\/"},"modified":"2024-07-21T22:27:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T02:27:40","slug":"microsoft-eliminates-dei-team-leader-says-policies-are-no-longer-essential-for-business-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-eliminates-dei-team-leader-says-policies-are-no-longer-essential-for-business-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft eliminates DEI team, leader says policies are no longer essential for business"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fmicrosoft-eliminates-dei-team-leader-says-policies-are-no-longer-essential-for-business-13%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=2304444&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--><p>The article discusses how Microsoft \u2063recently laid\u200d off\u2063 an entire team dedicated\u2062 to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). A team leader \u200cat Microsoft mentioned in an email to employees that DEI programs\u2062 are no longer business critical or smart. The layoffs were attributed to changing business needs, and the team leader also blamed conservatism\u200c for the elimination \u200cof \u200cthese roles. Microsoft representative Jeff Jones stated that their DEI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-eliminates-dei-team-leader-says-policies-are-no-longer-essential-for-business-3\/\" title=\"Microsoft eliminates DEI team, leader says policies are no longer essential for business\">commitments remain unchanged<\/a>, focusing on \u200cdiversity and inclusion, but not equity. The \u2064timing of these\u2062 layoffs coincides with a reevaluation period for companies in light of potential\u2063 risks to U.S. federal contracts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Apparently, diversity, equity and inclusion are not mission-critical for a major business to operate smoothly.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s not according to a conservative think tank or anything of that ilk.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s according to a team leader at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/microsoft-update-will-make-xbox-carbon-aware-consoles-will-automatically-shut-based-regional-carbon-intensity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As first reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/microsoft-layoffs-dei-leader--2024-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Insider<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-eliminates-dei-team-leader-says-policies-are-no-longer-essential-for-business\/\" title=\"Microsoft eliminates DEI team, leader says policies are no longer essential for business\">multi-trillion-dollar tech company recently laid<\/a> off an entire team that was specifically dedicated to DEI.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;True systems-change work associated with DEI programs everywhere are no longer business critical or smart as they were in 2020,&rdquo; the team leader wrote, in part, in an  sent to thousands of employees.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The  further cited &ldquo;changing business needs&rdquo; as to why the team was laid off.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft is, much to the chagrin of the employees, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-game-industry-woes-microsoft-axes-nearly-2000-jobs-69-billion-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no stranger<\/a> to layoffs in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the most recent major round of layoffs in May was described as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/microsoft-announces-another-round-devastating-layoffs-employees-notified-via-gut-stab-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gut stab<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Based on some of the s corroborated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/microsoft-dei-lead-blasts-company-in-internal--after-team-is-reportedly-laid-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IGN<\/a>, these layoffs seem to have engendered similar angst.<\/p>\n<p>According to the entertainment outlet, the unnamed Microsoft team leader actually blamed conservatism for the elimination of these roles &mdash; which were officially terminated on July 1 &mdash; and that Microsoft may not be the only business looking to lop off DEI divisions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unofficially in my opinion, not specific to Microsoft alone, but Project 2025 looms and true systems change work associated with DEI programs everywhere are no longer business critical or smart as they were in 2020,&rdquo; the  said, according to IGN.<\/p>\n<p>The  continued: &ldquo;Hence the purposeful and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-eliminates-dei-team-leader-says-policies-are-no-longer-essential-for-business-2\/\" title=\"Microsoft eliminates DEI team, leader says policies are no longer essential for business\">strategic 3-5 year shelf life<\/a> of many company&rsquo;s inclusion commitments post the murder of George Floyd are being reevaluated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And the way I see it, the timing was impeccable so businesses everywhere could reevaluate the path forward should their U.S. federal contracts be at risk if the work continues on its face.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, when responding to these reports via statement, Microsoft representative Jeff Jones still eliminated at least one-third of the traditional view of DEI.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our D&amp;I commitments remain unchanged,&rdquo; Jones said, according to Business Insider.<\/p>\n<p>Jones added that Microsoft is still focused on diversity and inclusion (but, again, not equity) while otherwise &ldquo;holding firm.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our focus on diversity and inclusion is unwavering and we are holding firm on our expectations, prioritizing accountability, and continuing to focus on this work,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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