"This is white supremacy. This is institutionalised racism," Aaisha Joseph, an executive assistant in New York City, posted on Microsoft's LinkedIn in early June, calling out the Black leadership vacuum at tech giants.
In another post on LinkedIn, Ian Davis, a Black advertising executive, called out his former bosses at a global advertising agency, for telling him he had an "attitude problem" after speaking out.
Uncomfortable remarks like these, which have generated thousands of responses and millions of views, were once shunned at the office and confined to no-holds-barred forums like Twitter. But they are now increasingly common on LinkedIn, known more for its polite discourse where users networked their way to their next job.
As US companies grapple with addressing racism and inequality stoked by nationwide protests, workers sheltering in place during the computer engineer vs computer science pandemic have staked out LinkedIn as the next battleground for unvarnished discussion in the virtual office.
In another post on LinkedIn, Ian Davis, a Black advertising executive, called out his former bosses at a global advertising agency, for telling him he had an "attitude problem" after speaking out.
Uncomfortable remarks like these, which have generated thousands of responses and millions of views, were once shunned at the office and confined to no-holds-barred forums like Twitter. But they are now increasingly common on LinkedIn, known more for its polite discourse where users networked their way to their next job.
As US companies grapple with addressing racism and inequality stoked by nationwide protests, workers sheltering in place during the computer engineer vs computer science pandemic have staked out LinkedIn as the next battleground for unvarnished discussion in the virtual office.
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