Costco REFUSES To Abolish DEI, Conservatives Consider BOYCOTT

[@dangonzalez4734]

When you have to change your vocabulary at work or you’re fired, it’s gone too far.

[@mikehopper1025]

I’m pretty sure DEI policies such as hiring and promotions are against the equal protection clause. This seems like a Justice department lawsuit ripe for the picking.

[@sardonumspa8113]

Funny, your whiiiii feeee email is the face of DEI just like they were the Face ID affirmative action and you guys still complaining?

[@sardonumspa8113]

I’m pretty sure your whiiii feee emails benefit the most for DEI like they benefited the most from affirmative A……

[@breedent4812]

And it will be once Trump and associates get into office. DEI will be gone!

[@sardonumspa8113]

I’m pretty sure the main ones who benefit are whiiiiiiii feeeee emails! 😂

[@stompysnake8233]

@@sardonumspa8113 what

[@jamessmith-in2wf]

DEI is institutional racism. The very thing pro DEI people say they are against.

[@ud7845]

DEI has been most beneficial to white women according to several studies. Not sure how your race narrative aligns with that reality.

[@gastonneal724]

Racism against who?

[@chungoman280]

@@gastonneal724Literally every ethnic group.

[@SuperKenndog]

Say you don’t know actual American history without telling me

[@sardonumspa8113]

So why are your own whiiiiii feee emails benefiting the most from it? I agree it is institutional ra…..😂

[@nlormanstuckman7408]

I don't appreciate DEI anywhere. Hire only on merits and skill. NO LOWERING STANDARDS.

[@SuperKenndog]

Yeah, because the good ol’ boy network was all about qualifications. Uh, derp

[@sardonumspa8113]

DEI = whiiiii feeee emails. 😂

[@moonbaked3247]

DEI only says that... It goes with the most qualified, and out of that group, they pick someone that will work best with the team. That doesn't always mean the white man is the best person for the job.

[@ArcherNews50-m4h]

Did Niall just say that DEI policies are necessary for success? What did we do before DEI? I now feel so unsuccessful.

[@Stephenvguerra]

I completely ignore Niall because he has never said anything remotely interesting on the show.

[@ArcherNews50-m4h]

@ actually I really like the guy. I think the hill has finally found Robbie’s foil.

[@danielphang4557]

I only like Robby!

[@SuperKenndog]

If you have to ask, you clearly don’t know history. Before what CONservatives are now calling DEI, there was DEI but ONLY for white males. Funny how that was never this controversial

[@chunkytuna4230]

Niall is the most tolerable leftist so far. That doesn’t mean he’s not wrong all the time 😂

[@benjamindover4337]

Permanently BOYCOTT every company that every used DEI. Do not forget. Do not forgive.

[@testingoyay4648]

"Do not forget. Do not forgive." but the descendants of slaves should let it go right? right?

[@shockerallstar]

Ive been a Costco member for over 15 years. The best customer service and they treat their employees really well. They were espousing and practicing the virtues of human centered ethics long before DEI was a thing. I think Ill stay a member. This coming from a Trump voter who tends to lean a few ticks to the right. Keep being great Costco.

[@chunkytuna4230]

It’s hard to say if Costco’s DEI practices reach the level of open discrimination the way it has at so many other companies. More investigation is needed for sure. In any event, they should get away from “DEI” nomenclature as it typically means discrimination in the long run, with no evidence of benefit

[@barrysmith8078]

As an Aussie please never do that accent again Robbie. Or maybe practice it in solitude 😂😂😂

[@The_Taken_Names]

Crazy how much common ground can be found when people actually define what they're talking about. Keep up the great work.

[@chrispetty5058]

Just one more example as why we need to get back to the 90’s and follow in the foot steps of Morgan Freeman…..the voice of god.

[@philhenderson3516]

I boycotted Costco AGES ago! They like to spend on marketing to give the perception that they treat/pay employees well but it's all a lie!! One of the wisest decisions I've done as a consumer was to drop them!!! People also seem to forget that they're a PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY so their motto is GREED and no different to Wal-Mart's.

[@rustyoak8860]

this is all a lie, and I'd never boycott Costco!

[@philhenderson3516]

@@rustyoak8860 It's not! The veil is slowly but surely coming off!! Costco has plenty of bots attacking anyone who says anything negative about them but it has begun to backfire on them.

[@sirebellum0]

The problem with overt DEI hires is that it is arguable that they are not mentally diverse in reality. By that I mean, rather than bringing people from actually different walks of life and perspectives, they by & large just bring in monolithic psuedo-activists with the same set of intersectionality gripes (even if they check different boxes), unhinged disdain for ALL White people (even if the hire is White themselves), and hyper-partisan affiliation to the point of actively trying to get their seniors fired if ever discovered they don't share the exact same political values under the cries of "safe spaces". The louder a company speaks on DEI, the worse you can expect that company's toxic culture to be.

[@NoixNoir-gu4fd]

💯

[@ryandarko2115]

Costco is a very successful company that isn’t going anywhere and a lot of big fish retail companies that are failing should learn a thing or 2 from them

[@jaymoor8995]

Guarantee they see a measurable drop in membership renewals…

[@sophiayoung9165]

@@jaymoor8995like Walmart, Sam’s, Tractor Supply and the rest should for removing DEI

[@rustyoak8860]

@@jaymoor8995 nah, they won't.

[@drilldrulus1235]

Costco can do it because its low skill labor and no negative implications related to if someone mess up.

[@LibertyOrDeath7230]

I wonder what Niall and others would think if there were explicit "Objectives" to hire more white males at a company. Not quotas of course, because that would be discrimination, just objectives.

[@vikroy3777]

The word equity is wrong by definition

[@MansaMusa-x9l]

Costco knows who the majority of their consumers are.

[@mr2981]

Families and small businesses buying mass quantities?

[@MansaMusa-x9l]

@mr2981 I thought my statement ended with a period and not a question mark.

[@NoixNoir-gu4fd]

question mark everything

[@dianegreen1937]

YUP, Everyone!😁

[@tinadiesman5442]

I quit going to COSTCO when they relocated my store to a richer neighborhood twenty minutes through constant traffic. They deserted my neighbors years ago.

[@VictorTaylor-p8n]

Let's be real who gets the carts or check you out is not a firefighter or a doctor don't care

[@cyberkant8186]

Then let them defend themselves in court.

[@lisag9137]

Why do you oppose what a private company chooses to do in hiring practices Robby?

[@logantcooper6]

Nial also said that the legacy of marginalized groups continues today and that its fair to redress that. He basically is just using fancy talk for what Ibram X Kendi said, which was "the only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination." We all intrinsically know that more racism is not the answer and that two wrongs don't make a right. The answer is no discrimination.

[@MikeJones1995-z6q]

No, Nial said what he said.Don't try to put words in his mouth 😂😂😂

[@dianegreen1937]

I love COSTCO, been a member for 20+ years.

[@PepeToTheMooon]

People are weird. Let them boycott I guess but it won’t make a dent. People aren’t going to avoid Costco.

[@vikroy3777]

Bud lite said the same

[@notanomad9320]

I avoid Costco because I’ve never been a member. I like Aldis.

[@Stephenvguerra]

I avoid Costco like the plague. Costco is terrible.

[@sophiayoung9165]

@@StephenvguerraWalmart and Sam’s Club are worse

[@danielgerhardson7017]

Look how DEI was used in LAFD. Blame the victim for being in fire..

[@tommcpherson6848]

If it’s just outreach to try to find qualified workers who might not know that they have an opportunity at Costco that is great. If it’s de facto quotas, even if not stated quotas, and it includes coercion of its employees to behave in a way that is counter to their beliefs, or it prevents promotions of those who do not go along with the program then it is obviously wrong. I go to Costco a lot and I’ve known Costco workers. I’ve never heard of anybody being treated unfairly regardless of their beliefs.

[@patrickhudson1534]

Being a Costco employee is way different than a firefighter, pilot, cop, or representative. Costco employees are low value grocery clerks. THIS IS WHERE WE SHOULD HAVE DEI. Where there is no consequence

[@jaegrant6441]

Two blokes; who have only had to work, not push through obstacles and work harder than anyone just to be seen as equal; discussing taking opportunities away from others. Great television

[@lukethompson5558]

DEI started off well intentioned, aimed at recruiting people of a more diverse gender or race for a job where that gender/race is underrepresented, but not lowering hiring/firing standards. Somewhere along the line, business with DEI started setting quotas, which lead to lowering hiring/firing standards, and now that’s what DEI means

[@popcornfps]

I agree to boycott Costco. Sams club here we come

[@logantcooper6]

Nial, we have blanket skepticism of DEI because we have example after example of the practice of DEI being very different than what its explained to us to be in theory.

[@radiobill4082]

Boycott Costco!

[@sardonumspa8113]

So boycott the company where the face of DEI are whiiiii feee emails? 😂

[@jacdx5000]

Major Niall L

[@michaelcarter266]

It is how you do DEI not DEI it’s self.

[@justanaverageman833]

They are telling lies, COSTCO has never survived it members to see if they like DEI

[@vipinjosea]

Cancel the membership campaign. Say no to DEI.

[@rustyoak8860]

Never! I go to Costco weekly, and as a father of 3 daughters, I need toilet paper and tampons in bulk!!! LOL

[@azdesertgardening3885]

Yes, BOYCOTT

[@Mkrake2024]

Grow up. Since when did it become a thing for a company to share your politics. I expect a retail store to carry the products I am looking for and this is it. If you find out some retailer is run by the unqualified son of the original owner are you gonna throw a fit? Buy your stuff and leave. This is the entire relationship.

[@Johnfisher12345]

@Mkrake2024 This is the kind of brain rot that leads to companies trampling all over your rights, while you celebrate them for it. Truly pathetic.

[@sardonumspa8113]

@@Johnfisher12345Meanwhile your whiiii, sister, aunt and mom are the actual Face of DEI and you guys still complain?

[@Mkrake2024]

@Johnfisher12345 Your rights lol. What is pathetic is walking into a store and thinking, "Gee, before buying some milk and bread I hope the people running this place share my political values" You are as bad as the liberals who said you shouldn't spend the holidays with any family member who voted Trump If your letting the rage media influence even what store to buy a product from you have let yourself become radicalized

[@dmp1962]

Until we stop seeing people as a color or a race, we will never have true equity. These programs just reinforce differences honestly.

[@MrRiley-Is-Not-Amused]

That sweet DEI money is just too good to give up

[@Sneaky-Sneaky]

The two costcos by me use to strive for nice shiny helpful employees. Now it’s the land of tattoos, nose rings and black finger nails….which does not reflect the community of shoppers.

[@sup-hl1zy]

Conservative activists say? No Anti-racism activist say! Be accurate with your language. Dei = racism

[@snaphookright4767]

While I generally agree with the underlying goals of DEI initiatives, I oppose the quota-based-check-the-box insulting implementation of it. I have been going to Costco for the better part of my life and have always noticed the diversity in the stores, and over the years, product offerings. They appear to have been doing this long before the DEI fad. I don’t think I’m alone in that assessment and will conclude that their version of DEI is not the same as the version that hires grifters to conduct struggle sessions to hate on white people.

[@sgv3750]

As Robbie mentioned, I think a lot of people conflate an outreach process to "DEI." That outreach still requires the people they ultimately hire to be the most qualified. Then extending that it kind of exacerbates the misjudgement of if someone who falls in that category makes a mistake, it can only be because they were an unqualified "DEI" hire, not because they're human, none of whom ever get anything 100% right. Nobody ever looks at someone who's background wouldn't put them in a DEI category (but which maybe afforded them some opportunities that others wouldn't have), as not being qualified and thus that privilege being the cause of their mistakes. They get more leeway to make mistakes without this kind of judgement. This makes this term's meaning extremely opaque at this point and the way in which people use it extremely hypocritical.

[@breedent4812]

Have to disagree, Cannot tell me that there were not MORE qualified fire chiefs in LA, or Public Works Dept chief, or the mayor for that matter. And that is just one example of the failures of DEI

[@sgv3750]

@@breedent4812 I don't think this necessitates a disagreement when I said "a lot of people," not "all". I wasn't speaking in absolutes. Are you?

[@jonigreenwell1778]

It is good to have a diverse labor force. It's NOT good to have government mandates defining and requiring it. Costco is being kind of weird, but it's their right.

[@thedorkknight3683]

Not a fan of DEI! However I’m not leaving Costco. I love that place

[@romulus463]

If I'm shopping at Costco or some other bulk food store all I'm interested in is buying in bulk to save money. How the store manages its workforce wouldn't top price, selection and convenience.

[@jacdx5000]

Even if they are engaging in clear discrimination?

[@ExtremistOnboard]

Be realistic, straight, white, and male are not the diversity, equity, or inclusion they are talking about.

[@gregchambers3365]

Boycott.

[@causewaykayak]

Now BOTH of them give out woke waffle.

[@darknighttt55]

Has nothing to do with being woke ! Wake up😂

[@Campfire-m1w]

Don't consider do it there are other options

[@TCR2025]

I’m not boycotting their sweet and amazing 1.50 dollar hot dogs and pizza slices.

[@causewaykayak]

Bought by your stomach. Fine principles Captain America!!

[@jaywang5977]

I am sorry I don’t see a issues with this they are not taking jobs where the jobs due to their qualifications could put people lives in danger or the equipment they make could put people in danger

[@DonaldJoeKennedy]

Liking the Aussie accent, Robby. But za Cherman ahkcent ist still za best.👍🏼

[@juanwilliams3423]

Interesting

[@shawnmugee]

I will end my Costco membership today.

[@rhys5567]

Niall is out of touch and wrong.

[@garyr2697]

That’s one of the reasons I do not subscribe to Costcomie.

[@stevexx246]

Please boycott, lines are too long

[@mr2981]

Buy more $1.50 hot dog & drink combos. They lose money on every one.

[@rustyoak8860]

Yes because hot dogs and fountain soda cost them about $.01/each...I bet they're making money.

[@mr2981]

@@rustyoak8860 You obviously have never run a business. There are a few other costs that factor in.

[@rustyoak8860]

@@mr2981 break it down, what are all the other costs, and exactly how much does Costco pay for hot dogs and fountain soda?

[@mr2981]

@rustyoak8860 I don't have to, there are dozens of articles on it. Google Costco hot dog loss leader.

[@LuxRex777]

This dude Robbie is constantly made to look the fool when he debates this guy. WHY IS HE SO PROMINENTLY FEATURED??? Please put a better host in here. He’s weak and presents as a man-boy.

[@leslietorres7143]

Cancel culture 😂😂😂😂

[@GG-yy4yx]

People love to conflate DEI. DEI just means trying to hire people who are underrepresented. People love to make it about race because it was mostly voiced by racial minorities, but people who have benefitted most from things like affirmative action were white woken and rural people (who were mostly white, too). Ironically, after affirmative action was removed, the % of minorities has not changed. I️ think Costco should do whatever it wants. It’s a private entity. I’m personally glad when any individual goes against dogmatic movements. Costco isn’t going to lose clients. People can sit down.

[@rustyshackleford6060]

^found the leftist

[@jacdx5000]

Nice try. DEI is institutional discrimination which has no evidence of benefit (contrary to the consultants that have sold it to everyone). It's a waste of time, money and is ultimately illegal as it results in discrimination based on identity. The lawsuits will solve this.

[@lafcjosh8578]

As long as the hot dog is $1.50, I could care less

[@Marcus001]

Boycott makes no sense if the company is doing a good job, regardless wether it’s doing “DEI” or not.

[@staypositive950]

Not true. It's a civilizational issue. We don't want to turn into South Africa. It is important to reject putting less intelligent people in charge of more intelligent people. And to reject putting unqualified people in positions such as government leaders, doctors, and pilots. It is insane this even needs to be said. If you want to see the fruit of DEI, take a look at South Africa then let me know if you want to live there.

[@ray_donovan_v4]

​@@staypositive950 🙄 There's alot to pick apart in the comment and I'm limited on time. Using south Africa as a talking point when comparing it to America.. is a bad start to talk at. First off we have a constitution, designed to not be like south Africa.. or england.. part of why SA is in the spot they're in, is because of British expansionism, and reluctance to remove themselves from SA.

[@staypositive950]

@@ray_donovan_v4 Your comment is nonsensical. Show me one European or East Asian population that remains in perpetual dysfunction because of something that happened hundreds of years ago. You are repeating propaganda. Study intelligence distribution by population and you will immediately understand the world in a really depressing but realistic way. I won't engage with someone who repeats nonsensical propaganda because it's hip and trendy to do so. Have a good day.

[@bradknuppel2491]

This is so absurd. Equal opportunity employer covers all of this. There is no need for something additional. The only reason for an employer to spend resources (money) on recruitment is if there is a less than satisfactory candidate pool.

[@dane3038]

I don't really care. As long as the Government isn't forcing it.

[@katieevans6017]

Costco isn't that woke compared to other companies.

[@Eye8apie]

All that tells me is employees at Costco may or may not have a clue what I’m asking them about because they’re there just because they checked the right boxes.

[@sardonumspa8113]

All this tells me is despite your own whiiiii feeeee emails benefiting the most from these programs is that you guys STILL complain about it!

[@franlayton6370]

Yes boycott and I want to boycott that guy whoever it is sitting on the left I cannot stand his reporting or his voice

[@verderriscursey]

Good for Costco. They recognized the massive neglectful harm racist folks have done . DEI protects against you slick racist folks. We know you still exist. You can be narcissistic all you want, just proves my point. It's YOUR fault DEI has to be implemented.

[@skay8599]

DEI is part of being a human . God doesn’t make mistakes and God does not want us to judge others

[@Johnfisher12345]

Brain rot in full effect right here

[@skay8599]

King Herod and Pontious Pilate misjudged Jesus. Treat others as you want to be treated, and also how you want your family to be treated. No one is without sin.

[@NoixNoir-gu4fd]

God doesn't make mistakes 😭😭 Have you heard of the 1930s

[@mozez7833]

Please boycott, lines will be shorter, thanks!!! 😂

[@thepath964]

I went to Costco to buy a $1 hot dog at their concession area, but they told me that under a new DEI pilot program my hot dog would be served to me by a Puerto Rican! Can you believe that, a Puerto Rican!! What has the woke mind virus done to our country!?

[@Drixidamus]

Lol. I appreciate this level of mockery

[@magictrading8903]

Try us Costco - I dare you. Every county shifted red. American people hate this BS

[@BloodDracolich]

Yeah, and no one's gonna care when Trump's tariffs crash the economy either, but why ruin that surprise otherwise.

[@Johnfisher12345]

@BloodDracolich The economy flourished under Trump the first time. You know that, but your brain rot compels you to say outrageous garbage anyway.