The conversation is much bigger than Return-to-Office these days. ? The DEI pushback and now Zuckerberg encouraging more "Masculine Energy" is setting us back decades. ? My purpose in life is to make work better for everyone. ? That's my North Star and guiding light when deciding on what to build within Grapevine or what to share outwardly. ? The conversation has shifted since the results of the election here in the United States. ? There's a reason this happened: The political pundits analyzed the data and saw a rise in young men moving to the right of the political spectrum. ? The reason? From the conversations I've heard, it was how the left focused on woman's rights. ? Somehow the focus on woman's rights suggested that men weren't represented on the democratic side. Therefore, young men went to outlets like Joe Rogan, Theo Von, and other so-called "Masculine" podcast to be represented. ? I'm not agreeing here but this was the trend. ? As many were surprised to hear Zuckerberg suggest we need more "Masculine Energy" in companies, I wasn't too caught off guard. ? Billionaires are opportunists. ? Zuckerberg saw a way to appeal to an audience that would be supportive of his moves and words over the next 4 years. ? He saw a way to bring Facebook back to the conversation. ? When he cut the content moderation and DEI initiatives from his platforms, he will reportedly save $5 Billion dollars a year (Yahoo! Finance). ? I'm not here to bash his statement because the full statement wasn't actually as shocking as the headlines were. ? I am here to say that as future of workers, we can't let the next 4 years of misinformation, disinformation, anti-flexible work, or the push for outdated management styles to re-enter our worlds. ? We need to stand strong in the foot holdings we've created over the past few years. ? We need to speak truth to power even when it's uncomfortable. ? In the words of Hamilton to Burr, "If you stand for nothing [Burr], what will you fall for?" ? Do not throw away your shot…? ? And RISE UP! ? #Hamilton #FutureofWork #MasculineEnergy
Such reasonable and important words spoken here. I also feel proud to look at how you’re showing up and go “that’s a man I wanna stand beside.” So well said brother ?
Hit the nail on the head with "billionaires are opportunists" Saying outrageous things is cool now if you have money and/or people behind you. So this trend will continue. Like you, I'm not shocked either. I'm honestly more shocked at how much media rotation Zuck has been getting lately.? It's like people don't realize that you can disagree without helping the offensive party ???
This is a wake up call for many meta employees to determine what they stand for
Just rolling over for money—not sure how masculine that’s supposed to be.
Thanks for this. I hope others have the same courage to speak up, show up and be allies.
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1 个月What an inspiring post. Resilience isn’t just doing the right thing - it’s doing the hard thing and making it look easy. Future of work adoption is a huge indicator of performance culture and leadership. Treating employees like adults and expecting them to create value are symptoms of future success.