Elon Musk reacted to a post on X by Alex Cohen, who is also the founder of Hello Patient, claiming that he was just fired from Meta as part of the DEI cuts. Cohen also claimed that he was responsible for creating the policy that provided tampons in the men’s restrooms.
In his post, Cohen wrote, “I was fired from Meta today. I created the policy that provided tampons in all the men’s restrooms. I was shocked to see my role eliminated as part of the DEI cuts. The work I was doing was so crucial for our company culture. I know I’ll land on my feet after this and come back stronger. Onwards!”. Musk reacted with a laughing emoji to this post.
Cohen’s post also received a reply from X user by the name, Vaibhav Sharma with the caption, “Fired from every company ever”. The post was accompanied by what it seems to be screenshots of Cohen’s previous posts claiming to be laid off from Twitter, Lyft, and OpenAI, among other companies.
What are DEI job cuts?
Meta has recently made a major policy change and announced that it is disbanding its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programmes.
The policy change was confirmed in an internal memo sent by Meta to its employees (via Axios), reportedly written by vice president of human resources, Janelle Gale.
Explaining the reasoning behind terminating DEI programme, the memo read, “the legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the United States is changing”
“The Supreme Court of the United States has recently made decisions signaling a shift in how courts will approach DEI. … The term ‘DEI’ has also become charged, in part because it is understood by some as a practice that suggests preferential treatment of some groups over others.” Gale further added.
