Alphabet-owned Verily suspended spot bonuses to fund diversity initiatives
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Re: Alphabet-owned Verily suspended spot bonuses to fund diversity initiatives
#2The ultimate aim of these diversity projects is to lower labor costs - either by psychologically manipulating people into accepting lower wages, by focusing on conflict and alignment along racial lines instead of class lines, or simply to expand the available pool of workers.
Re: Alphabet-owned Verily suspended spot bonuses to fund diversity initiatives
#3If the employees actually cared they'd ask the company to match the money.
Re: Alphabet-owned Verily suspended spot bonuses to fund diversity initiatives
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Re: Alphabet-owned Verily suspended spot bonuses to fund diversity initiatives
#5The ultimate aim of these diversity projects is to lower labor costs - either by psychologically manipulating people into accepting lower wages, by focusing on conflict and alignment along racial lines instead of class lines, or simply to expand the available pool of workers.
Very hot take. I couldn't disagree more. The ultimate aim of these diversity projects is to help members of disenfranchised communities find meaningful employment at good companies. This both strengthens the product and makes the company more attractive - implemented correctly, it can be come a powerful flywheel of benefits. Implemented incorrectly, and it can sink morale without actually empowering, supporting, or helping anyone.
Re: Alphabet-owned Verily suspended spot bonuses to fund diversity initiatives
#6The ultimate aim of these diversity projects is to lower labor costs - either by psychologically manipulating people into accepting lower wages, by focusing on conflict and alignment along racial lines instead of class lines, or simply to expand the available pool of workers.
It seems like the main effect has been to surface all the racists who come out in opposition. Programs like these are highly efficient at that.
Re: Alphabet-owned Verily suspended spot bonuses to fund diversity initiatives
#7The ultimate aim of these diversity projects is to lower labor costs - either by psychologically manipulating people into accepting lower wages, by focusing on conflict and alignment along racial lines instead of class lines, or simply to expand the available pool of workers.
Very hot take. I couldn't disagree more. The ultimate aim of these diversity projects is to help members of disenfranchised communities find meaningful employment at good companies. This both strengthens the product and makes the company more attractive - implemented correctly, it can be come a powerful flywheel of benefits. Implemented incorrectly, and it can sink morale without actually empowering, supporting, or h…
How does increasing the pool of labor not decrease the price of labor?
This is economics 101.
Re: Alphabet-owned Verily suspended spot bonuses to fund diversity initiatives
#8So apparently they're spending from "spot bonuses" rather than the annual one, which is different than what the headline suggests, but still... With that much revenue, I find it hard to believe they couldn't allocate separate funds for this -- funds that (as the employees point out) would be recurring.
Re: Alphabet-owned Verily suspended spot bonuses to fund diversity initiatives
#9Employee spot bonuses.
The headline deliberately makes it sound like they suspended the annual bonuses that a lot of employees expect and budget around, which is not the case. This is a weasel headline designed to induce outrage where none (or at least nowhere near as much) is warranted.
Given the topic, you could even make the argument that this headline is designed to incite anger along racial lines, which IMHO has no place here or anywhere.
The HN title should be changed immediately.
Re: Alphabet-owned Verily suspended spot bonuses to fund diversity initiatives
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Very hot take. I couldn't disagree more. The ultimate aim of these diversity projects is to help members of disenfranchised communities find meaningful employment at good companies. This both strengthens the product and makes the company more attractive - implemented correctly, it can be come a powerful flywheel of benefits. Implemented incorrectly, and it can sink morale without actually empowering, supporting, or h…
How does increasing the pool of labor not decrease the price of labor? This is economics 101.
Nobody argues that. The OP said “the ultimate goal is...” and many people would argue against decreasing labor costs as the ultimate goal. More like a side effect.