My Experience as a White Male in DEI Initiatives

In this deeply personal video, I share my experience as a millennial white man in the UK financial services industry, revealing how DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) policies, combined with offshoring and systemic biases, led to discrimination, demonization, and rejection for an entire generation.

I explain the rise of discrimination in hiring, redundancies, and job markets, intensified by movements like BLM and Me Too. As someone who climbed from an entry-level role to managing over 100 people, only to face redundancy in 2023 and struggle with over 300 job applications, I highlight the psychological and financial toll—while emphasizing accountability and hope for change.

This isn't a victim narrative; it's a call to reflect on institutional racism and sexism masked as "positive discrimination" under the Equality Act 2010, and why ethnonationalism is rising among rejected young men. If you're navigating UK workplace discrimination, corporate DEI targets, or millennial job hunting challenges, this story might resonate.

The Lost Generation article by Jacob Savage: https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-lost-generation/

I’m not making this to attack individuals. I’m talking about systems, incentives, and outcomes — and why so many people stay silent about it. If you’ve had a similar experience (or a totally different one), I genuinely want to hear it in the comments.

Chapters
00:00 - Lost Generation Intro
02:40 - Entering The System
04:44 - DEI Enters the Scene
07:59 - Top Down DEI
09:17 - Boomer Men & DEI
11:54 - ESG & Diversity Targets
14:52 - HR CV Filtering
17:33 - Redundancy & Job Hunting
26:20 - I'm Done With The System

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