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| African American White House staffers leaving in mass... ‘Blaxit' |
| 2022-06-01 |
| [NYP] More than 20 black White House aides have departed the Biden administration since late last year, an exodus some have dubbed "Blaxit," according to a new report. While some of the departing staffers have left on good terms to pursue additional career or educational opportunities, others have attributed the turnover to a lack of mentorship and opportunity, Politico reported Tuesday, citing nine black current and former White House officials. "We’re here and we’re doing a lot of work but we’re not decision-makers and there’s no real path towards becoming decision-makers," one current staffer told the outlet. "There is no real feedback and there’s no clear path to any kind of promotions." "They brought in a ton of black people generally to start without ever establishing an infrastructure to retain them or help them be successful," another current official said. "If there is no clear infrastructure of how to be successful, you become just as invisible in this space than you would be if you were not in it." Some "people have not had the best experiences and a lot of that has to do with the death of black leadership," a former official agreed. "Think about any workplace. Black folks need some person to go to, to strategize and be a mentor, and we just don’t have as many folks who can be mentors to us." The first departure of a top black official from the administration came in December, when Vice President Kamala Harris’ senior adviser and chief spokesperson Symone Sanders left to take a hosting gig with MSNBC. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 I don’t think they left soon enough. Many Biden Administration vets of all races will take jobs at Rent-A-Center and call centers to try to expunge their resumes. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2022-06-01 12:44 |
| #9 Leaving before the scent of failure is strong it can't be removed. Hope this is a sign of a more largescale Blaxit from the Democrats. Polls show some movement but I don't know how much of that is short term or not. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2022-06-01 11:23 |
| #8 The dems invented the "permanent campaign." So why not permanent internships with permanent OTJT? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-06-01 08:27 |
| #7 "They brought in a ton of black people generally to start without ever establishing an infrastructure to retain them or help them be successful," On a more serious note, there's a certain stage of someone's career where 'mentoring', 'establishing an infrastructure' and all that professional training-wheel bullshit should no longer be necessary. Ever since I've heard these same phrases applied to (current) Vice President Knee-Pads, it's nothing more than the usual leftist whining and excuse making. |
| Posted by: Raj 2022-06-01 08:23 |
| #6 Mind-boggling optical illusion tricks your brain into thinking a static black hole is expanding, 'as if entering a space voided of light' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-06-01 08:10 |
| #4 "Ah thot dey sed tokin'" |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-06-01 07:32 |
| #3 "We’re here and we’re doing a lot of work but we’re not decision-makers and there’s no real path towards becoming decision-makers," Government contracting is probably not for you either. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-06-01 07:15 |
| #2 They discovered what the word 'token' meant? Welcome to the theater of the Marxist-Socialist left. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-06-01 07:02 |
| #1 So much for affirmative action. |
| Posted by: Raj 2022-06-01 00:45 |