Anyone else catch that awkward moment at 3% Conference on Friday when VML was like, “oh yeah we try to hire diversity but we have offices in the Midwest and they have to be willing to move.”...?

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FYI: Black people live, work and go to school in KC. I confirmed this with a native KCer on Saturday after that BS. One of my friends also moved their post school to work for them. While KC may not be first choice, money talks when Sallie Mae's bitch ass comes calling.

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Lol yup. Pretty bad

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Yep. It’s hard because I think they are genuine about wanting more PofC but HQ is in KC. Great advertising second tier market but the diversity just isn’t here overall like other cities. Let’s see what happens in our NYC, Chicago, ATL and Seattle offices.

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Well if money talks, VML sure as hell isn’t letting it.

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As a former VMLer and PofC it did give me a chuckle. And fyi...when it came up...no, I did not make the move to KC.

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