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Facebook says sorry after 12 staffers complain about racism
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IANS | 09 Nov, 2019
Facebook has apologized after current and former employees went on to
social media and detailed several racist incidents against black,
Hispanic and female Asian employees at the social networking company.
Facebook
tendered it's apology after an after an anonymous post from 12
employees under the group name "FB Blind" on online publishing platform
The Medium went viral, USA Today reported on Friday.
"We may be
smiling. We may post on Instagram with industry influencers and
celebrities. We may use the IG 'Share Black Stories' filter and be
featured on marketing pieces. We may embrace each other and share how
happy we are to have the opportunity to work with a company that impacts
nearly three billion people.
"On the inside, we are sad. Angry.
Oppressed. Depressed. And treated every day through the micro and macro
aggressions as if we do not belong here," wrote the Facebook employees.
The problem, they said is not just with black employees of different genders.
"The
incidents are also reflective of behaviours against Latin and female
Asian employees. The experiences invoke how we, the twelve Facebook
employees present and past who are sharing our stories here anonymously,
have been made to feel as employees by Facebook managers, HR business
partners, and their immediate white colleagues," the post further read.
Hundreds
of African-American Facebook employees embarked to Menlo Park,
California this week to be part of its annual "Black" event.
"Many
of us will go to the AfroTech event in Oakland to share stories,
network, and meet up with other engineers, designers, and leaders in the
industry," the employees wrote.
A company spokesperson told CNBC in a statement that no one at Facebook, or anywhere, should have to put up with this behaviour.
"We
are sorry. It goes against everything that we stand for as a company.
We're listening and working hard to do better,a said Bertie Thomson,
Facebook's Vice President of Corporate Communications.
The
employees wrote that "things have gotten worse since former staffer Mark
Luckie published a note in November last year, claiming Facebook had "a
black people problem."
"Racism, discrimination, bias, and
aggression do not come from the big moments. It's in the small actions
that mount up over time and build into a culture where we are only meant
to be seen as quotas, but never heard, never acknowledged, never
recognized, and never accepted.
"We are remaining anonymous
because Facebook creates a hostile culture where anyone that is
non-white is made to feel fear for their job and their safety to report
any bad behaviours," they added.
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