As Walmart deals with backlash over its attempt to
Wells Fargo…
… adopted an informal policy in 2020 that required the company to interview at least one woman or person of color (POC) for jobs with salaries $100k+,
But several current and former Wells Fargo employees say that meant some candidates sat through bogus, time-wasting interviews for positions that had already been filled.
One Black wealth manager was submitted to fake interviews twice, according to an ex-employee. The man was eventually hired in 2018 in a more junior role, then laid off during the pandemic.
Meanwhile, at Netflix…
… the streamer’s loss of 200k subscribers and plunging stock prices have led to layoffs.
Many recent layoffs at Tudum, Netflix’s entertainment website, included women and people of color who said they’d been
And last week’s layoff of ~150 full-time employees and several contractors included many employees who worked on channels dedicated to POC and queer audiences,
Netflix also canceled shows in production like “
Layoffs often disproportionately affect women and POC…
… when diversity is not spread throughout an organization, and because they are more likely to be contractors,