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NOT THAT EQUAL! Suggestion to Add Financial Equality to Workplace DE&I Results in Disappearance

No one dares speak his or her or their name. It’s as if their colleague simply never existed. “Burn all your notes,” the VP said.

Larry Nocella
2 min readJul 22, 2022
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Not THAT Equal! Don’t be ridiculous!

No one dares speak his or her or their name. It’s as if their colleague simply never existed. The incident that resulted in the sudden vanishing of their coworker is spoken of only in hushed whispers, and only in the darkest of places.

It took hundreds of hours of exhaustive research by your Now With REAL™ News! investigation team to gather any information on the event. Note all names are changed to protect the safety of the witnesses.

Let’s meet Amanda, who tearfully explained what happened.

“We were getting back into the office after COVID and it was our yearly meeting for DE&I.”

For those who don’t know, DE&I means Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. It’s a relatively new trend redefining the working world.

The idea is a noble one: to make people of all backgrounds feel heard, welcomed, and respected. The concept has redefined the human resources sector. Companies are racing to welcome every possible demographic. Veterans, blacks, gays, Latinos…

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Larry Nocella
Larry Nocella

Written by Larry Nocella

Author. Mental Models. Future-thinking. A.I. Speculative Fiction. Digital Marketing. Software Dev. It's all fascinating to me. Visit LarryNocella.com.

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