Comments on: Diversity at Kaiser Permanente: the sad truth. http://blog.fixkp.org/2007/10/22/diversity-at-kaiser-permanente-the-sad-truth/500 FixKP: the unofficial Kaiser Permanente blog at blog.fixkp.org Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:28:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kyrie http://blog.fixkp.org/2007/10/22/diversity-at-kaiser-permanente-the-sad-truth/500/comment-page-1#comment-5571 Kyrie Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:45:17 +0000 http://blog.fixkp.org/2007/10/22/diversity-at-kaiser-permanente-the-sad-truth/500#comment-5571 There is very strong, inside information that confirms the "glass ceiling" is alive and well at Kaiser Permanente, regardless of the KP spin being circulated by KP and its allies within KP and outside of KP. Do not let the very old fashioned tactic of having "1 token African-American male" in a leadership role convince you that KP is diverse at all management levels, including the leadership level. I have the highest respect for the 1 African-American male that is at the leadership level, considering he probably went through pure hell just to get there at KP, but it does not mean KP is diverse or applies the same standards equally to promote to its people to leadership roles. The reason why more KP employees do not complain about the obvious difference in how promotional standards are being selectively applied is due to KP leaderships retaliation and public humiliation within the company when an employee speaks out regarding KP's discrimination practices and failure to promote, specifically African-American males. Instead of just losing a promotion, the employee gets demoted or conveniently restructured (re-org'd) out of a job. What about KP Human Resources, you say? Don't you dare report anything to KP HR if you value your job. KP HR does not support the employee. KP HR is 100% working and supporting the corporation (KP leadership) and will take your information and have "offline" discussions with KP leadership to show them how to better protect themseleves. Its just you, by yourself, against the big, bad, and powerful corporation, Kaiser Permanente. If an African-American male does twice as much work, have twice as many successes, AND there are no other "white, asian, or hispanic males/females" available, AND KP can't find anyone from the outside, "maybe" the African-American male will get promoted to a leadership position. ...good luck There is very strong, inside information that confirms the “glass ceiling” is alive and well at Kaiser Permanente, regardless of the KP spin being circulated by KP and its allies within KP and outside of KP.

Do not let the very old fashioned tactic of having “1 token African-American male” in a leadership role convince you that KP is diverse at all management levels, including the leadership level.

I have the highest respect for the 1 African-American male that is at the leadership level, considering he probably went through pure hell just to get there at KP, but it does not mean KP is diverse or applies the same standards equally to promote to its people to leadership roles.

The reason why more KP employees do not complain about the obvious difference in how promotional standards are being selectively applied is due to KP leaderships retaliation and public humiliation within the company when an employee speaks out regarding KP’s discrimination practices and failure to promote, specifically African-American males. Instead of just losing a promotion, the employee gets demoted or conveniently restructured (re-org’d) out of a job.

What about KP Human Resources, you say? Don’t you dare report anything to KP HR if you value your job. KP HR does not support the employee. KP HR is 100% working and supporting the corporation (KP leadership) and will take your information and have “offline” discussions with KP leadership to show them how to better protect themseleves.

Its just you, by yourself, against the big, bad, and powerful corporation, Kaiser Permanente.

If an African-American male does twice as much work, have twice as many successes, AND there are no other “white, asian, or hispanic males/females” available, AND KP can’t find anyone from the outside, “maybe” the African-American male will get promoted to a leadership position.

…good luck

]]> By: justen :: Halvorson: Pretending to promote diversity. http://blog.fixkp.org/2007/10/22/diversity-at-kaiser-permanente-the-sad-truth/500/comment-page-1#comment-5570 justen :: Halvorson: Pretending to promote diversity. Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:08:58 +0000 http://blog.fixkp.org/2007/10/22/diversity-at-kaiser-permanente-the-sad-truth/500#comment-5570 [...] would be a bit more “honorable.” But, the fact is, George Halvorson has a horrible track record on promoting diversity among the executive ranks at Kaiser [...] [...] would be a bit more “honorable.” But, the fact is, George Halvorson has a horrible track record on promoting diversity among the executive ranks at Kaiser [...]

]]> By: Janice http://blog.fixkp.org/2007/10/22/diversity-at-kaiser-permanente-the-sad-truth/500/comment-page-1#comment-5566 Janice Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:22:34 +0000 http://blog.fixkp.org/2007/10/22/diversity-at-kaiser-permanente-the-sad-truth/500#comment-5566 Ha! Those of us who have attended KP's annual diversity conference know that every year Halvorson professes to be writing/have written a book on diversity!! What does an old white guy from Minnesota know about diversity (since it clearly doesn't exist in the senior ranks at KP either!) Wonder if Halvorson is using KP resources to hock this book like he does with all the others. Not for profit health plan that spends its money on patient services? Don't count on it. Ha! Those of us who have attended KP’s annual diversity conference know that every year Halvorson professes to be writing/have written a book on diversity!! What does an old white guy from Minnesota know about diversity (since it clearly doesn’t exist in the senior ranks at KP either!) Wonder if Halvorson is using KP resources to hock this book like he does with all the others. Not for profit health plan that spends its money on patient services? Don’t count on it.

]]> By: Jonathan http://blog.fixkp.org/2007/10/22/diversity-at-kaiser-permanente-the-sad-truth/500/comment-page-1#comment-5567 Jonathan Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:45:57 +0000 http://blog.fixkp.org/2007/10/22/diversity-at-kaiser-permanente-the-sad-truth/500#comment-5567 Unbelievable! Who will believe anything he writes in his e-mails? Unbelievable! Who will believe anything he writes in his e-mails?

]]> By: Bob http://blog.fixkp.org/2007/10/22/diversity-at-kaiser-permanente-the-sad-truth/500/comment-page-1#comment-5569 Bob Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:33:17 +0000 http://blog.fixkp.org/2007/10/22/diversity-at-kaiser-permanente-the-sad-truth/500#comment-5569 How sad that our compliance officer is totally corrupt. Did you really expect any less from him, though, after what you went through? How sad that our compliance officer is totally corrupt. Did you really expect any less from him, though, after what you went through?

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