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What is a new low is neoptism hidden as diversity. Keeping it feal inside AEP. What is amazing is leaders actualy believe that fhis does not occur. How can someone lie to themselves.
@2xt5 making generic statements about someone's ability, education and experience are somehow not a factor in the past and that it was all based on s-x and skin color is a joke. I'll take the old white dude that's a veteran over a rich girl if everything else is equal. Being bias against people to "fix" past biases is just as wrong as previous biases. Two wrongs don't make it right. That's where DEI is wrong, it's saying we're going to overlook people now that are a better fit just so that we can fix some wrong in the past. It was wrong years ago and it's wrong now when using DEI. Just hire the best person.
@2xt9 both of these people were in protected classes of individuals based on discrimination laws. How would an employer know of their financial status just from an application or interview? If they went with the wealthy female because she was female, maybe it was because like most companies every person in management at nearly every level was an older white man (look at AEP) and felt like it was time. If they chose the veteran, maybe it was for the same reason. They looked among their ranks and saw a void in representation. Either one of these individuals could have been chosen and would have represented a hire that was to increase the presence of a minority in their existing workforce.
@2xt5 That is completely ahistorical by the way. People destroyed their own communities when they were among themselves and their wealth and livelihood has gone done despite being forcefed opportunities they aren't qualified for.
How about this for a question. You have one position. A rich girl applies with an education and a poor white veteran male with the same education. If they went with the rich girl for diversity numbers, was this diversity or racism hidden as diversity?
@2xt5
Two words. Chamala Embarassment. That's what people think of DEI.
@2xpn Thank you for pointing this out. It is sad to see this constant rhetoric that all DEI hires were somehow incompetent or lessor qualified. The reality is DEI was put into place because of discriminatory practices where any white man was hired, admitted into education programs, awarded sports scholarships, approved for loans, etc. etc. over equally or MORE qualified candidates of different genders, color, s-xual preference etc. If people in power had embraced differences, DEI would have never been necessary. But of course here we are. And now somehow, all the young white uneducated males in this country have been told to feel like their opportunities have been stolen. WTF?? This country has moved backwards 50 years in 10 months.
My service was useless to the leaders at AEP. AEP is the worse utility for veterans. Other utilities keep there word and will help veterans.
BF seems like the most honest. NA didn't let any real emotion into the ether. The Mad Money spots were so phony.
@2xpq Leaders not employees, who were denied and still are denied a seat at the table.
@2xpn fine you are correct DEI was not the driving factor, but did speed up the process. Lets put it this way. If you were a leader at AEP and you took a position and lowered the reauirements for that position to match a name instead of skill, you are the problem and helped destroy AEP. Decrease experience and requirements there goes a lot of important pieces, safety, quality, hard work, desire, culture& etc. Without those things a company will decline and the board will have to change to save the company or somebody like Karl takes notice and intervenes to make money. If AEP were to have ran the company like a well run utility none of this would occur. Stop blaming Bill and Karl. Previous leaders and even leaders still there allowed this to occur.
@2xpg The promotion of incompetent lackeys was a pain point at AEP long before DEI came on the scene. The tolerance of we-ponized incompetence was a pain point at AEP long before DEI came on the scene. DEI disrupted the good ole boy network to some degree for good or bad. The fact that employees, who excel at their jobs and refuse to play politics are excluded from promotion opportunities remains unchanged. For all the surveys employees have completed and culture training programs we have endured nothing has truly changed. That is why AEP can't retain employees under 50 years old. Younger employees look to their older colleagues and recognize the damage this company inflicts upon its workers and they do not want any part of a demeaning, demoralizing and dehumanizing crony corporate concentration camp.
@2xpa You have the vision to see beyond the rhetoric. Most people invest to provide income in retirement, not to get filthy rich. Ordinary people do not impose suffering on their fellow citizens because they do not want to become the monsters we know the elitist have chosen to become. Better to live a humble life than live an ostentatious lie.
I think the board of directors has a major effect on who shareholders are. If the company is running well, assett managers will buy a large portion of the stock. Board Directors play a role in how a company is ran. Lets say for example a company that makes electricity decides to go very political and startschanging the cukture of the company by setting DEI targets and not respecting employees that have been buikding the company for the pass decades. Well the company may start to underperform. Then a new assett manager may force their way onto thr board and make changes for shareholder value. Always keep your core business your core business.
@2xgh look at the top 20 holders of our stock, they hold more than 50% which means everyone else is a minority shareholder and has no power. In effect, 20 people (asset managers) have all of the control. Just because I own a few hundred shares of stock doesn't mean cr-p.
I think when people have an issue with shareholders, it's really with these 20 asset managers, not Mom and Pop who have the stock to balance out their holdings.
This channel is kind of sad. I wish we could all learn how to get along and accept change better. If you're that unhappy you can find a door.
Everyone should go to college to be more like this guy.
Could not acquiesce to your request, even technology has its limitations. Did you even attend college?
@2xgc All shareholder are not evil. Because all shareholders are not driven by insatiable greed and possess the immense wealth to dictate a greed centric corporate mindset. You paint with broad presumptuous brush like all elitists defending their unearned and undeserved self-appointed privilege. Privilege has no place in a nation founded upon the Principle of Equality. I embody my principles. You wear yours like a shabby ill fitting coat of preposterous pomposity.
@2xgc I am an American and I have NO desire to further distinguish myself. Liberals and Conservatives are elitists, who presume to be our betters. The Founding Fathers rebelled against immense wealth authoritarian tyranny and found it extremely gratifying and liberating. We the people must re-assert our sovereignty over those un-Americans, who only swear allegiance to themselves and their insatiable greed. The American War is over. The American Revolution has only just begun. You are either with us or you are against us,
Why draw the line at "major shareholders?"
Aren't all shareholders evil? It's the principle that matters, is it not?
Looks like I'm more ideologically pure than you are, comrade, off to the gulag you go.
Humbug holidays brought to you by our CEO, Board of Directors and major shareholders.
"Just another glorious day serving the Empire of Narcissists." We were the employees of AEP and now we are the laborers of "EN."
@2x8y
Cheers!
No community wants the AEP Headquarters because they know who comes with it.
@2x51 The Winter of our discontent is upon us. We shall see who remains come Spring.
I heard a rumor thst AEP was moving its headquarters back to NY. The values there align better their. DEI
So happy. Take a look at that Boman Jumanji winning in NYC. AEPA can begin generation operations by giving our unhappy Berners a ticket to a tent city of their choosing and help maximize shareholder value and increase our ICP.
The weakest men covet wealth and power because they are unworthy and incapable of earning it. They must resort to stealing it.
@2wd1 Better than fu*ked over in gaudy gold gilding.
Refreshing not to hear the canned responses that are lipstick and ruse on an ugly pig. I know I spelled rouge wrong, it is a satiric misspelling, thank you for your concern.
@2wtx AEP is a company with great people but it is borderline abusive with the constant tension of being laid off every 4 or 5 years. The C-Level thought their sh-t didn't stink and thought they could bring in a Velma from Scooby Doo snake that would make you question if soulless reptilian people really existed or not. I use to tell contractors to become an employee at all costs but now the place is so sh---y I tell them to leave for solid employment ASAP.
We are soliciting more PAC contributions from our employees to further enrich corporate officers and major shareholders. Good luck with that nonsensical narcissism.
The last generation of dedicated employees are aging out or leaving due to broken bodies and/or minds. The 30 plus year employees with institutional knowledge, customer trust and hard earned wisdom are soon going to be a echo of the past. No one wants to dedicate themselves to a company that's sole purpose is the extraction of value. We have all witnessed the destruction wrought by the extraction of ores, minerals and fossil fuels. Once the value is exhausted the corporate boys pack up and leave and all that is left is the wreckage, the unemployed and the scars on the land, the people and the community. Destroying everyone else's American Dream to abhorrently aggrandize your own is abominably un-American.
Exactly. Leadership is being in control of your own destiny. If AEP is full of leaders that promote neopotism and merit is not considered, you have to leave. Having forums like this is helpful. I look for companies that are on this webpage. There is a reason they are on it. So thank you for everyone for telling your own experience on here.
Leadership is being in control of your own destiny. Lead yourself to a positive mindset and let go of whatever bad experience you had so you can enjoy life now.
Hey Dad. Typical aep leadership qualities. Insult instead of listening. You are more than likely a retaliator.
@2wsg How do you support your family now, by going to forums of your ex-companies? If you changed some work habits you'd be able to do some nepotism and hire your own.