Microsoft Cuts Diversity Team, Releases Revealing Email

According to an email revealed by Business Insider this Tuesday (16), Microsoft You may have discontinued the operations of one of your key diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) teams.

As a result, many employees could have been fired in the process, which was sparked by a former leader who criticized the company’s decision, even accusing it of “harassment and poisoning.”

Microsoft closes diversity team

According to the internal email, the role of this leader and the professionals who worked with him have been “eliminated due to the need to change the business” since July 1, 2024. Giants like Meta and Google have joined the inclusion movement in recent years, but they have also cut related programs from their employees.

The email contents reveal that DEI campaigns across all companies are “at risk” of being halted or abruptly terminated these days. The 2020 killing of George Floyd in the United States by a police officer sparked an anti-racism movement around the world, directly impacting the internal policies of many companies. But that is now being re-evaluated, the internal email notes.

“In my view, the timing was perfect, so companies everywhere can reassess the path forward,” he said. The former leader also praised the team he worked with, describing the professionals as “brilliant, ethical, and class-leading strategists who are helping make the world a better place.”

Microsoft has not yet taken a position on this revelation, but the issue will certainly have developments. Let’s wait.

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