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Not at the workplace, but in my personal life. There was a group of local Neo-Nazis who organized a rally. Thankfully it was clearly a very small group but it was a bit concerning how eager they were to be so open about their hatred. Wasn't really my place to break it up, though.
During a virtual meeting with a key Microsoft executives, including Talent Acquisition managers, recruiters, sourcers, coordinators, and others, a recruiter asked, "Are we concerned that hiring diverse candidates will lower Microsoft's standard of excellence?" The executive began to answer with a simple "no." I quickly challenged the recruiter by asking, "Why do you think people of color are less capable than white people?" The recruiter tried to backpedal, claiming that wasn't what he meant, but others on the call confirmed that they had interpreted his statement the same way. This incident highlights the biases among recruiters and suggests that racism is a significant barrier to increasing diversity in tech. A telltale sign is to look at the talent acquisition department. If everyone is White, it's clearly a red flag. Some may dismiss it as a coincidence, but those of us who know better understand the deeper implications.
As a POC I have never seen white supremacy unless someone (usually not POC) tells me something is white supremacy.
People that fail because they were unqualified dei hires or some other reason are highly unlikely to admit it either. It will always be because of someone or something else.
I have never seen it in person - just on the news.
Not even at the make believe klan rallies dei people would make you think are taking place at offices across the country.
People who don't want to see it are never going to see it
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/children-targeted-by-racist-rant-during-denver-city-council-meeting
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One example I can think of is the difficulty that I have seen some of my coworkers experience when they want to be promoted to higher positions. In my workplace, it tends to be more difficult for POC to advance. It feels like there is a glass ceiling there, and no one talks about it or acknowledges it's there, but it is a sign to me that white supremacy is intact because white people are clearly and consistently occupying the highest roles in the company, even when others (who aren't white) are willing and skilled enough to advance into those positions.
Have you noticed how difficult it is for anyone to advance at biglaw. Also if you hire unqualified dei candidates you don't help your advancement numbers nor should you.
I've never seen white supremacy "alive" in the workplace. If anything, I only see people being scared that something is going to be perceived as racist/prejudiced, but normally they're overthinking it.
Think you need to understand the difference between white supremacy and race privilege. Very different and very different impact on the workplace - your black CEO example demonstrates you mean privilege….
I think the reason you provided is a reason but the most likely one is that it is engineered by people in people who happen to share a same characteristic - white males. How else would you explain that 1% and 6% of F500 chief execs are black men and women respectively. That ratio has been unchanged for a while.
Humans are flawed - why not accept that the systems we design can be flawed too?
During a meeting I was leading, the Head of Talent Acquisition for America, a White woman, stated that the reason the company has only 2% African Americans in its Chicagoland offices is because African Americans are not educated or qualified. I challenged this assertion, but the CHRO tabled the discussion and moved on with the agenda. I have many other experiences with the subject.
Never seen white privilege it in any workplace. But I have seen black and Hispanic privilege, both male and female.
But then again I’m still waiting for my white privilege everyone keeps saying I have to show up in the mail.
White privilege doesn't mean it's all unicorns and puppies. It just means that there is an intersection of your identity (ie. Your whiteness) that is never questioned, targeted or feels out of place. It means that you can look around a corporate room and not be the only white person. It means no one will ask you "where are you 'really' from?" or say "wow, your english is so good!". And you might be reading these examples right now and thinking "i dont see what's wrong with saying these." And the fact that you can think that is exactly your privilege at play.
The corporate world and job markets are already competitive. So every bit helps someone gets to the next ladder. Doesn't mean they didn't work for it. Just means they had less hoops to jump through.
Privilege is not a bad thing. It becomes a bad thing only when we refuse to acknowledge its existence, and worst, when we choose to not use it to help others.
You don't have to agree with any of it, but i hope it gives you something to reflect on.
I haven't experienced it with the people that work directly with. However, I wouldn't put it past the new administrative team that is now over our department.