Drink at Work: This Week's Eye Opener

Monday, January 23, 2006

Where the Company Diversity Day Went Wrong
Francesco Marciuliano

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Archivalist said...: White workers see event as great opportunity to collect recipes.
So true, so true...

Also true: At office where a relative works, during the "diversity" part of the staff meeting, the CEO had this conversation with a black employee:
CEO: "What's your name?"
Frank: "Frank."
CEO: "Frank? Or Franklin?"
Frank: "Just Frank."
CEO: "Ok, let's say Franklin here has a problem..."; 11:44 AM
Anonymous said...: Overheard from the adjoining cubicle during my pre-hire employee orientation interview.

"Oh my god, don't tell me they hire Italians??? This company is going to hell."; 12:17 PM
Crix24 said...: White worker over heard to say..."MLK Day is really an offical holiday? I thought the memo was a joke."

Sad but that's a true story.; 5:59 PM