EDIT: I’ve got enough of the recorded meeting in a video, and I have screenshots of the comments from the senior engineer, which is actually the most important part. I will likely be chatting with an attorney today.
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In the meeting, the head of HR (a White female) said, “We get a lot of applicants for our jobs, and they all look the same - you know what I mean. ... As of now we will be pausing the hiring of non POC until we find applicants who fit the racial mix we want in the company.”
Now here’s the crucial part. A leading engineer posed a question through the meeting chat. He asked for clarification on this since it’s difficult to find qualified candidates. The HR gal verbally responded that yes they’d delay hiring Whites In favor of POCs.
And the engineer then asked for further clarification stating that this means we’re effectively not hiring White people since a company has a short window within which to hire a good candidates (meaning they’ll get snapped up by another firm).
HR gal did not respond to this as I think it treads on illegality.
Can anyone confirm this? Also, what can I do about this? As I said the meeting was recorded.
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[–] Heebro 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
For a lawsuit, you need to prove harm.
Since you already work there, you would need to be passed over for a promotion by a POC, in order for you to act.
Until then, you haven't, personally, been harmed.
If you had a list of qualified applicants who applied for the job, but were ignored because they were white, then you could send this evidence to them so they could sue. You would, of course, get no money from this.
Alternatively, you could sit on it, wait until they hire a person of color, then post the evidence on the craigslist jobs section in your area for anyone who applied there that was white. Then, they could sue your company. You would, of course, get nothing in this case.
If you are trying to make money for yourself, then this is what you do.
You say nothing.
Then, you slowly build a case of harassing behavior against you because you are white. You use the evidence you have to corroborate your claims. In this case, you could make money. However, you will need a clever lawyer and you, yourself, will need to be clever in order to pull this off for maximum effect. Getting fired, after you are harassed, then being replaced with a POC would be the maximally profitable outcome.
If you just leak the information, wait until about half way through October. Give it to every news outlet.