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[utvolpj]

OK, let's start with what government you're angry with. I would assume the US government given the context of the statement. The entire government? It really makes no sense to be angry with "the government", it's a huge organization.

Yeah that was clearly explained in my post - those responsible for handling this. Now please explain your great gotcha statement that I've been had. Had by what? What could you possibly understand about this that I don't?

 

[azVolFan]

Fact check: Obama left Trump a pandemic response playbook

Here it is for those who don't want to open a link to that cesspool.

1. Wait until a thousand children have died
2. Make a speech
3. Make sure the media continues to cover for you or send them to jail
4. Go to Hawaii

 

[hog88]

Higher population density, perhaps?

Poor healthcare perhaps? Poor leadership trying to capture federal dollars maybe?

 

[hog88]

At my employer it falls under Human Resources

All of our employees have the same resources regardless.

 

[vols40]

I could have worded that better. There is a LGBTQ resource center, shelter, etc. that my company has partnered with a lot - and it has a food bank. If we actually organized a pride-sized food drive, we could drop it off at that food bank...but it would be too much food for them. So, we'd likely partner to ultimately make a large donation from that shelter/resource center to the Greater Houston Food Bank.

I appreciate your efforts to help collect food but I'm drawing the line in my sexual orientation as it means squat as to why I would donate to food banks. It's about doing something worthwhile because I can. It doesn't make the person receiving it more thankful that it has a "rainbow" on it. Like I said much kudos for collecting more food than a local food bank can handle that is a wonderful thing. But I will pass on needing a pat on the back because it was done because of a sexual orientation

 

[TennTradition]

A company having an LQGBT employee resource group surprised me. Haven't heard of that before.

We're a 30+k company and have a lot of different employee resource groups.

- LGTBQ and allies resource group
- African American diversity network
- Asian resource group
- Latin American network
- Veterans network
- Disabled employees network
- Women's innovation network

As a company, we have a pretty big focus on "bring your whole self to work." And I've personally seen it in teams that I've been on and with teams that I've led. When employees don't feel completely comfortable within the company or within their team - they hold back. When they bring up an idea that gets shot down it can feel personal because they're already touchy because they feel judged. And it slowly erodes their participation and value-add. It's been a positive campaign for us. It's why I joined a steering team for one of the ERGs - I saw the difference it was making and wanted to do more.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Poor healthcare perhaps? Poor leadership trying to capture federal dollars maybe?

Yeah... I guess the people of Michigan had it much better under the great leadership Rick Snyder showed during the Flint water crisis. In all seriousness... it's population density. There is no better place in the U.S. for a virus to thrive than NYC.

 

[37L1]

Yeah... I guess the people of Michigan had it much better under the great leadership Rick Snyder showed during the Flint water crisis. In all seriousness... it's population density. There is no better place in the U.S. for a virus to thrive than NYC.

This is true. They do have the densest population. Look how they vote. . .



Couldn't help it, it was too easy!

 

[azVolFan]

On a temporary basis as a response to this? Yes. I think travel bans were something we actually got mostly right.

Are you calling out Biden for calling them racist and xenophobic? Honest question. I can't read every post from everyone.

 

[hog88]

We're a 30+k company and have a lot of different employee resource groups.

- LGTBQ and allies resource group
- African American diversity network
- Asian resource group
- Latin American network
- Veterans network
- Disabled employees network
- Women's innovation network

As a company, we have a pretty big focus on "bring your whole self to work." And I've personally seen it in teams that I've been on and with teams that I've led. When employees don't feel completely comfortable within the company or within their team - they hold back. When they bring up an idea that gets shot down it can feel personal because they're already touchy because they feel judged. And it slowly erodes their participation and value-add. It's been a positive campaign for us. It's why I joined a steering team for one of the ERGs - I saw the difference it was making and wanted to do more.

I'm all for private enterprise doing whatever they need to do to be successful. I just take a different approach, leave your personal life/feelings at the door and respect everyone's privacy.

 

[Orangeburst]

All of our employees have the same resources regardless.

You gotta realize this is in Houston which at one time had a gay major who subpoenaed church sermons that disagreed with her HERO Transgender bill.

 

[allvol123]

I'm all for private enterprise doing whatever they need to do to be successful. I just take a different approach, leave your personal life/feelings at the door and respect everyone's privacy.

This. The generation of feelz. Ugh.

 

[TennTradition]

I appreciate your efforts to help collect food but I'm drawing the line in my sexual orientation as it means squat as to why I would donate to food banks. It's about doing something worthwhile because I can. It doesn't make the person receiving it more thankful that it has a "rainbow" on it. Like I said much kudos for collecting more food than a local food bank can handle that is a wonderful thing. But I will pass on needing a pat on the back because it was done because of a sexual orientation

It's less about using one's sexual orientation (or gender status or ally status, etc.) as a reason for them to give food. It's about taking an event that is aimed at celebrating the community and aiming that community toward a mission. In this case, let's do a food drive. There are a lot of people struggling right now. And we can turn it into a parade. Again, it's just an idea I had since an actual Pride parade is out for now.

For our company, we usually try to identify ways that we can take our employee resource group and not just host mixers or seminars, but get out in the community and volunteer and try to make a difference. So we've volunteered a lot with this particular resource center/shelter....that's why their food bank came to mind. But like I said, food would end up getting donated elsewhere if we actually got a lot of participation from the broader community.

 

[hog88]

Yeah... I guess the people of Michigan had it much better under the great leadership Rick Snyder showed during the Flint water crisis. In all seriousness... it's population density. There is no better place in the U.S. for a virus to thrive than NYC.

So just poorly run states altogether?

 

[vols40]

Yeah... I guess the people of Michigan had it much better under the great leadership Rick Snyder showed during the Flint water crisis. In all seriousness... it's population density. There is no better place in the U.S. for a virus to thrive than NYC.

Where the governor and mayor were completely oblivious to the fact people were arriving from an area if China where this virus started? Lol

 

[VolStrom]

We're a 30+k company and have a lot of different employee resource groups.

- LGTBQ and allies resource group
- African American diversity network
- Asian resource group
- Latin American network
- Veterans network
- Disabled employees network
- Women's innovation network

As a company, we have a pretty big focus on "bring your whole self to work." And I've personally seen it in teams that I've been on and with teams that I've led. When employees don't feel completely comfortable within the company or within their team - they hold back. When they bring up an idea that gets shot down it can feel personal because they're already touchy because they feel judged. And it slowly erodes their participation and value-add. It's been a positive campaign for us. It's why I joined a steering team for one of the ERGs - I saw the difference it was making and wanted to do more.

I worked for one of those companies too. They had all of the groups you mention above and then some. Usually the only members were the ones that belonged to their "group" and members of management that was required to belong to "x" number of pigeon holes.
All of these "groups" don't do anything other than divide our companies and country. If you participate freely, you're part of the problem.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

House Democrats' coronavirus bill earmarks $1 million to study 'disinformation'

The House Democrats' $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill would earmark $1 million to study “disinformation” related to the coronavirus, part of a $125 million package for “research and related activities" -- but one that could lead to questions about what such “disinformation” it would target.

The enormous bill includes a $125 million package to “prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including to fund research grants, of which $1,000,000 shall be for a study on the spread of COVID-19 related disinformation.”

No more information is given about what the study would involve, and the legislation may likely be dead on arrival in Congress. But it is likely to stir concerns from conservatives, in particular, who have alleged a double standard among social media platforms and elsewhere in what is classed as “disinformation."

House Democrats' coronavirus bill earmarks $1 million to study 'disinformation'

 

[TennTradition]

I'm all for private enterprise doing whatever they need to do to be successful. I just take a different approach, leave your personal life/feelings at the door and respect everyone's privacy.

A lot of employees practice that. I have no problem with that choice. But, personally, I do like working at a company where in general there's a healthy respect for others, not just their privacy, but including that. I didn't seek that out. Didn't really think about it. But having seen the positive benefits, I've come to respect it.

 

[vols40]

I worked for one of those companies too. They had all of the groups you mention above and then some. Usually the only members were the ones that belonged to their "group" and members of management that was required to belong to "x" number of pigeon holes.
All of these "groups" don't do anything other than divide our companies and country. If you participate freely, you're part of the problem.

Good take. Why don't you try to bring the groups together? If you don't they are still "isolated"

 

[TennTradition]

I worked for one of those companies too. They had all of the groups you mention above and then some. Usually the only members were the ones that belonged to their "group" and members of management that was required to belong to "x" number of pigeon holes.
All of these "groups" don't do anything other than divide our companies and country. If you participate freely, you're part of the problem.

I participated for years in a few of these groups - they weren't called "employee resource groups" at the time. In recent years, during the time I've been participating in them, we have moved more toward a culture of you "should" participate in at least one. And I will absolutely agree that this has a lot of downsides. I don't know where we'll land as a company on it, and I'm OK experimenting. But, when it becomes a management expectation or you feel pressured to do it, you run the risk of messing up the whole system. I get that.

 

[azVolFan]

Yeah that was clearly explained in my post - those responsible for handling this. Now please explain your great gotcha statement that I've been had. Had by what? What could you possibly understand about this that I don't?

So we all agree I can read, so answer my previous question. What part of the government? The governors? The mayors? The town council?

 

[TennTradition]

Good take. Why don't you try to bring the groups together? If you don't they are still "isolated"

Let's get serious for a minute here. These aren't silos or cliques and folks don't eat lunch together, happy hour together, and hang out on weekends because they clique in the same ERG. It's a way to celebrate community and gather together with purpose.

For example, the veterans ERG does a ton of disaster relief work. A lot of the veterans have unique skill sets well adapted for that kind of work. And I've seen them do awesome things. I'm thinking about joining because it seems like a good way to work in the community.

Is it about the veterans creating a clique where they can look down on everyone who didn't serve? No, clearly not. But they do great work. And they also take the time to hand out poppies on remembrance day/veterans day and host a seminar on transition of vets into the workforce, or things like that.

The value is all in the approach and what you're trying to accomplish.

 

[utvolpj]

So we all agree I can read, so answer my previous question. What part of the government? The governors? The mayors? The town council?

maybe read but not comprehend. Feds and govs- I've explained it multiple times if you're really interested in more depth

Of course you ignore any questions directed at you. Not surprised

 

[vols40]

Let's get serious for a minute here. These aren't silos or cliques and folks don't eat lunch together, happy hour together, and hang out on weekends because they clique in the same ERG. It's a way to celebrate community and gather together with purpose.

For example, the veterans ERG does a ton of disaster relief work. A lot of the veterans have unique skill sets well adapted for that kind of work. And I've seen them do awesome things. I'm thinking about joining because it seems like a good way to work in the community.

Is it about the veterans creating a clique where they can look down on everyone who didn't serve? No, clearly not. But they do great work. And they also take the time to hand out poppies on remembrance day/veterans day and host a seminar on transition of vets into the workforce, or things like that.

The value is all in the approach and what you're trying to accomplish.

I see the benefits of what you are doing but doing things in this manner does not do anything to help bring the different ERG together

 

[VolStrom]

I participated for years in a few of these groups - they weren't called "employee resource groups" at the time. In recent years, during the time I've been participating in them, we have moved more toward a culture of you "should" participate in at least one. And I will absolutely agree that this has a lot of downsides. I don't know where we'll land as a company on it, and I'm OK experimenting. But, when it becomes a management expectation or you feel pressured to do it, you run the risk of messing up the whole system. I get that.

I suspect that as you move through life and work your way up the ladder that your feelings have changed. I think if you were further down the ladder you might look at these "initiatives" differently. Good luck.