Columbia University reviews

The center was very proud of its diversity efforts but did very little to proactively raise diverse voices and cultivate safety through inclusion within the organization. Some of the leadership was incredibly ignorant about race issues or used subversive tactics to minimize opinions that diverged from what leadership wanted, despite constantly preaching the importance of diversity and lifting up the less fortunate. A few also openly critiqued others, putting down and belittling other leaders and employees likely as a form of gaining power without demonstrating humility and amenability to accept their own areas of improvement. The culture was incredibly hypocritical, fitting neatly into the stereotype of performative work around racism. Personally, this was my absolute worst experience dealing with diversity and exclusion in the workplace, coming from a place with leaders and culture that advocated for diversity. It felt like a goal was to humiliate people who they deemed to be out of line. DEIA was used as an empty, Machiavellian tool, and it felt like too many people were somehow beat down, too afraid, too concerned with advancing or protecting themselves, or too complicit to do anything about it.

The dimmest and bigoted people ever encountered. Tons of librarians who admit they don't read is exactly where I want my "education." A complete downgrade in my career where my role was useless and I had far more experience doing my bosses' job and better while there was never a career advancement opportunity for me. I gave it a generous 6 months before I started looking elsewhere. Everyone's such a career monger while many (especially at the leadership level) aren't even good at their jobs. Change for the better across the institution is refused because the mediocrity would become clear. Wouldn't stand up for those of us deprived of COLA raises and lied about /derogated other workers striking for higher wages to create division. Bosses will falsify entire identities of workers behind their backs to spread like gossip to gain "points" for "diversity hires" but if you're not an abled white man they really don't want you here, This place feels haunted.