But I really had no idea it had gone this far:
Are the people who cooked this up in reaction mode, heading off at the pass the inevitable storming of corporate culture by mobs now destroying the post-American university, or have those ate up with this Kool-Aid already been hired into the corporate world?In an email to employees, Intel CIO manager Andy Robbins said:We are on track with our diversity hiring this year, and making good progress against our progression and retention goals. These are very encouraging results and we need to build on them by creating a fully inclusive work environment where each one of us can be at our best.To build on this ‘success’, Robbins called on all employees to sign up to diversity classes:Some of you might already be familiar with the MicroInequities™ training offering that was first rolled out about ten years ago at Intel. This training will help inform, educate and inspire all of us to role model behaviors that make us all feel a strong sense of connection and belonging within the IT organization.My ask of you is to take this training before the end of 2016 and join your peers in creating our best possible work environment. Classes are available now and will be supplemented with IT Intact training classes in 2016. In addition to MicroInequities™, Global Leadership and Learning (GLL) will be launching a new program called GROW that provides complimentary skills. Expect to see more information about GROW in early December.Readers will no doubt want to know what “MicroInequities™” training is. A seminar document describes them as “hidden barriers to success; the subtle, usually subconscious messages we all send that devalue, discourage and ultimately impair performance in the workplace.”The document also claims that “we send between 2,000 and 4,000 positive and negative micromessages each day” and that they “have a powerful influence on driving the behavior of all those with whom we interact.”
And are shareholders cool with this use of the enterprise's financial resources?
The days of our lives are now numbered by micro messages. You realize what an advantage you'd have if you controlled them? This is merely a competitive edge effort cloaked in touchie feelie.
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