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I know having someone to lead on policies makes sense but reality can be different and by giving a person a role can be seen as ‘look we are doing good progressive stuff’ but isn’t actually making the difference. A while back I was aware of a disabilities network in a big organisation in place to make sure people who had a disability were heard and catered for within the organisation. However reality was you got someone who was a bit power hungry leading it and consequently many neuro-diverse people wouldn't want anything to do with it as wasn’t serving them. I know just one example but i think is a danger when you badge something and think job done. On race interesting that disproportionate amount Asians, short-listed for interview, would fail at interview to secure the offer (info my HR dept gave me albeit years ago). Reasoning was that many interviews were very western style and sales type performance was expected to meet criteria and some demographics were less likely to perform highly in. Sort of thing useful to educate recruiting managers in but probably best to come from HR etc. rather than leaving to Diversity manager. Aware I have strayed a bit but some things shoudl be incorporated in departments rather than a specific branch ie Diversity in my opinion.

Having said that above it is worrying how easy people can be played into being diverted into the usual scapegoating. If we put more money in NHS it will just lead to more diversity managers. Nothing to do with funding

All big organisations get carried away with lazy solutions. Diversity specialists actually antagonise people and will have forums where no one dare challenge - who is against diversity? Asian guy at our place kicked up about being performance managed but he was fucking useless and thick as fuck but knew playing race card would set some alarms.

Feels like thread titles are now irrelevant and this one will do for anything in the news now. Weak moderating IMO

Surprised Potter is so high

Chelsea should go for Poch and let us have Potter

Calm down princess

Why you even watching PL fanboy?

Fuck off

The turning point

If you had put a tenner on us losing to Liverpool and then rolled over winnings to bet on Brighton, Fulham and Forest would have £350. Bloody obvious to bet against us every game at mo

The only thing I do sympathise is that it is a lot easier to eat healthier if you aren’t watching your money. I focus on eating, fresh salmon, quality steak and chicken, organic eggs and milk and bacon. But that isn’t easy if a single mum with kids. I know vegetable stews etc and does annoy me how people eat so badly then moan about their weight.

Larger arses in vogue? Shirley High St is awash with them

I’m picturing the suave look of Pep

Cashmere pyjamas I trust?

I know for a fact Fern Britton had no knickers on when she was presenting. Or I liked to think

Anyone doing this veganuary bollocks? Surprised how many people are doing dry January although one person I know who claimed they were doing it even though had a couple of beers before the Forest game. Making it to 5th Jan took some doing. I could probably do it 25 days out of the 31. might get a sponsor form going for others to recognise my discipline

A quite senior manager once told me it acted like his armour and he knew he was at work so never comfortable being casual. Don’t get it at all.

There’s some people at our place who love to show they are wearing a tie when WFH. Find that very weird

We should have a shower poll. I am calling LD stinks of piss

Our stellar recruitment team are always one step ahead

announced

Very sad news. He was one of those players that you couldn’t help to like and respect. No age at all

Come on boys no song yet?

I have now planned to be be washing my hair on that day otherwise nothing would stop me.