A nurse, Brad McDowell, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD, was terminated from their position by VP Scott Salzetti following criticism of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies on a personal Facebook account. The posts, which did not mention the employer by name, questioned the effectiveness and fairness of DEI initiatives, accusing them of being 'anti-white racialist propaganda'. Critics, including McDowell and public figures, argue that the firing was a result of expressing dissenting views on DEI, highlighting concerns over freedom of speech and the impact of such policies on workplace dynamics. The incident has ignited a debate on social media, with some questioning the role of employers in regulating employees' personal views and the efficacy of DEI training programs.
This nurse was fired for accurately but lightly noting DEI indoctrination’s harms. Scott Salzetti, a Meritus (Maryland) hospital VP, did the firing. Awful story. https://t.co/ZWpwwPfKbh
“I made the mistake of questioning DEI on my personal social-media account. The hospital where I worked fired me within days.” https://t.co/jhHBa6WQSm
Even one of the inventors of “implicit bias” recently admitted “DEI training can’t squelch implicit bias” and “the typical DEI training doesn’t educate people about bias and may even do harm.” But @MeritusHealth will fire you for questioning it. https://t.co/Dz8rYFAgZj https://t.co/mTmzeqewaR
A nurse at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD was fired for writing this on Facebook (without any reference to his employer): “No employer has the right to invade the unconscious spaces of it’s [sic] employees minds in an attempt to reprogram them into thinking certain… https://t.co/C25ZtuU6zo
DEI Got Me Sacked by @MeritusHealth From My Nursing Job by Brad McDowell. @MeritusHealth, why are you forcing anti-white racialist propaganda on your employees? Why did you fire a nurse for facebook posts that mildly criticized discriminatory DEI policies?…
DEI Got Me Sacked From My Nursing Job https://t.co/OSSC3LDWd9