Employees with diverse backgrounds are puppets - Anonymous employee Virgin Employee Review

1.0
Jul 27, 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fun brand to work for

Cons

Seeks to promote diversity but cannot hire or retain employees with diverse backgrounds. Current employees of diverse backgrounds are used as puppets for the company to seem more diverse. These employees are almost always paid and promoted less than peers. The Head of People and the CFO are more focused on keeping compensation costs low than anything else. Employees of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to participate in DEIB groups but will find that they are the only one or one of a few that actually identify with the group's purpose. Leaders of DEIB groups are not compensated for their work.

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Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feedback. We’re really sorry to hear you left feeling overworked and frustrated with leadership. That’s not the experience we want anyone to have, and your feedback really matters. We pride ourselves on creating a genuine sense of belonging — where everyone feels their time and energy are valued, and where they can make a real impact, not just clock long hours. We're investing in some brilliant, purpose-led leadership programmes to help our leaders lead with clarity, confidence and care. And it’s great to hear you enjoyed our perks — we’re proud of what comes with being part of the Virgin family. We especially love welcoming our New York colleagues to the UK and seeing that global connection come to life. If there’s more you’d like to share, we’d love to hear it – feel free to get in touch at people.team@virgin.com. – The Virgin People Team
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