A Black Facebook employee is accusing his employer of racial discrimination by failing to give Black workers equal opportunities in their careers and creating a 'hostile work environment.' His complaint echoes longstanding criticism of the company.
The complaint echoes earlier criticism of Facebook from Black employees who have long been frustrated at its lack of diversity.The complaint echoes earlier criticism of Facebook from Black employees who have long been frustrated at its lack of diversity.In a complaint filed Thursday with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Oscar Veneszee Jr. said the social network does not give Black workers equal opportunities in their careers.
Veneszee, who has worked for Facebook since 2017, filed the employment discrimination charge along with Howard Winns, Jr., and Jazsmin Smith — both of whom Veneszee recruited — who said they applied to work at Facebook but had not been hired, they alleged, because they are Black. The claim, they said, was filed on behalf of"all Black Facebook employees and applicants to Facebook."
The complaint echoes earlier criticism of Facebook from Black employees who have long been frustrated at its lack of diversity. Facebook's 48,000-strong workforce is largely white and Asian like most of its Silicon Valley peers. Just under 4% of the U.S.
"Internally they should be transparent about where we are falling short and take a look at every Black employee that's currently working at the company to make sure that they have properly valued their contribution to the company," he told NPR.
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