So the Elvii and I live in a major metropolitan market. There’s a lot of diversity in the candidate pool and for the most part, most companies have entered the 21st century and understand that diversity = good and inclusiveness = bad. Have I had clients who made racist remarks based on who they would and wouldn’t hire? Yes. Are they clients anymore? No. Presley, unlike the namesake, is a good ol’ fashioned Heinz 57 mutt who doesn’t believe in eugenics or race purity or any of that mess.
So there’s a local business that has a good ol’ boy as their spokesperson. Not just the spokesperson, he’s the owner. He has a heavy *insert local metropolitan area* accent and he wears a *insert favorite headwear of the metropolitan region.* He’s a bit of a good ol’ boy, but that’s ok, we like our good ol’ boys as long as they can play nice with the rest of us.
So he goes at the end of his commercial: “We don’t say HAPPY HOLIDAYS. We say MERRY CHRISTMAS. Remember: Jesus is the reason for the season!”
Basically: fuck you- Jews, Muslims, Pagans, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, etc. You’re in JEBUSland.
I could go into a whole rant about how according to the Bible, Jesus was likely born in the Spring, not the winter, and early Christians wanted to have a holiday to compete with the pagan Winter Solstice, etc.
But would YOU want to work for this guy? Especially if you aren’t the church going, white bred born again type?
That’s a recruitingFAIL right there. And a diversityFAIL.