Thread regarding Nike Inc. layoffs

Responses to this thread are unanimous. No one is reasonably arguing that Nike is operating as an Equal Opportunity Employer.

I honestly want my manager out. Total constant discrimination on daily basis. Such a shame Nike allows for this to happen. Such a shame.

they completely and openly discriminate and even brag about publicly

can't imagine why the feds picked up in this, lol, just so horrifically obvious it's ridiculous

@a4
'This eeoc investigation is being driven by MAGA people.'
Huh, you mean d-mb evangelicals and bankers?
The US can probably do without both.

It is not equal opportunity. You’re either in one of the functions where nepotism/UO connections guarantee you will get ahead, or you’re in one that follows the HR rules heavily favoring women/POC. Either way it’s not about equal opportunity.

At Nike everyone is equal. Equal in hiring, promotion, and retention. This is HR policy. There is diversity training to mitigate like-me-bias and other associated issues.

It’s just that some are more equal than others.

@aq

Let’s be clear. Let’s be clear. Let’s be clear.

A company cannot discriminate against any group and still be considered an EOE. There are protected characteristics; such as age, race, religion, etc…

Nike may call itself an EOE, but that doesn’t make it one. Granted, every company may have one bad actor. That isn’t the question.

The question is whether or not there is or has been systemic discrimination that comes through corporate wide policy that affects or benefits certain groups to the detriment of others.

Nike execs risk being paid less if they hire or retain too many white males. This also affects white women as well, but to a lesser degree, when considering the policy structure of diversity targets. The experience of women at Nike may or may not be better than white men. But no way to know, without government intervention at this point.

This is policy written into bonus structures. It is publicly available information as filed with the SEC. This policy comes to life through actions during hiring, promotion, retention measures.

If Nike had nothing to hide, why is the government having to subpoena for the information?

So far no one (in this thread) has reasonably claimed that Nike is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

NO! Promotions are done under the radar. People don’t apply - they are appointed because of age and race. I have a friend that was never offered a promotion for a job that was never posted and the person that got said promotion wasn’t white and was younger! Enough said! It’s widely known. Nike is afraid so they have discriminated against whites because they “thought” it would be easier. It’s just beginning.

take one look at the demographics of GT and you will know that the answer is no lol

Not if you’re older than 50 years old

It is if you're Indian (and the right caste).

The answer to op’s question is technically yes. But there is a tremendous amount of “like me” bias, in groups and out groups, the “cool kids” promoting the other cool kids. This can feel like EEOC-violating bias at times, when the “uncool” overlap with protected groups.

The answer is no. They are not. There’s no disputing this whatsoever. Stop with the MAGA excuses. This is about merit, integrity, and ethics. If you are defending how they structured DEI, you are a part of the problem. I watched white women endure horrible treatment unlike anything I had ever seen, that rattled me.

So far, it seems all responses indicate a unanimous point of view. Nike is not an equal opportunity employer.

Anyone else?

@a4, where do you get your information that white women benefit from any special treatment at all? Nike, just like other companies, promoted a few white women just to prove that they are an equal employer, but so many white women in tech across all companies should be promoted and are not.

This eeoc investigation is being driven by MAGA people. It's the witch hunt they were always complaining about.

Sh--s complicated, but if anyone benefited from this it's white women. Bill Bur was right

Civil Rights Act / EEO laws → “You can’t discriminate." -- great!
Affirmative Action → “You can take steps to correct past discrimination.” -- WTF, that's actual discrimination!

If Affirmative Action is followed at Nike (with its golden child, DEI, where only black "diversity" is good, and "diversity" means having as many blacks as possible), then no, Nike is not an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Rhetorical question.