Posted in big law and sharing here: Our DEI group constantly insists on diverse attorneys oversharing about their personal lives, but when it comes to providing real support, such as sponsoring affinity groups and ensuring there is a system in place for the allocation of work to succeed, they are missing in action. Has anyone else experienced this as well?

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This situation cuts across all sectors and one will think that all that talk and shared moments will actually spark action. It is quite unfortunate!

I think this is a common problem and something many workplaces didn't adequately plan for. To me, it's just a good reminder that work and personal life should be separate. And organizations should prepare better before creating these initiatives. DEI needs to be handled properly.

Depending on the size of the firm, they just may not know better. I think roughly have the DEI problems I see at (mostly midsized or smaller) companies are due to a lack of experience and associated lack of a playbook, since this is a newer area to them. This is where resources that are educated in DEI can make a difference. Don't be down on those that "don't know what they don't know" - help them move forward.

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