MicroWaveJan 24, 2025

Costco shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal

https://lemmy.world/post/24669855

Costco shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal - Lemmy.World

Summary Costco shareholders voted overwhelmingly (98%) against a proposal by a conservative think tank, the National Center for Public Policy Research, to assess risks linked to the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Costco’s board supported DEI initiatives, dismissing the proposal as partisan and unnecessary. This rejection contrasts with trends in other companies scaling back DEI efforts. The vote comes amid new federal rules from Trump targeting DEI initiatives in federal agencies, potentially impacting private vendors working with the government.

Show threadFeathercrownJan 24, 2025
98%?? I love costco
Show threadVieuxQuebJan 24, 2025

Yeah I was on the fence about getting a Costco membership since I am single and dont shop much.

But just for the few times I need stuff that is available at Costco I will get a membership.

Even if I end up paying a little more overall.

Show threadReyali

I got my membership as a 20-something living alone and have never regretted it. Purchasing contact solution alone made up the cost of the membership! Then if I got gas there a couple times a year I was definitely saving.

The one thing I dislike about Costco is that I have to psyche myself up to go. I hate shopping in general because it uses up a lot of spoons for me, and Costco tends to take even more. It’s usually crowded, there’s so much stuff that I typically want to wander, and then everything I buy is huge so loading up the car can be a pain. By the end my back hurts, I’m tired, and I’m sick of people.

And yet I still haven’t even considered giving up my membership in over 10 years.

Jan 24, 2025 at 10:16pmWeb
Show threadVox_UrsusJan 24, 2025
Just wanted to say I appreciate you including the link. I found it an oddly touching read and it made me think about people in my life who might be dealing with similar experiences.
Show threadAnarchistArtificerJan 25, 2025

Oh yeah, it’s a great metaphor hat’s really taken off with disabled people. I really love how in the original story, the choice of spoons was convenient, and are just a placeholder for “arbitrary units”; the slight absurdity of spoons in this context means that when someone says “I’m running low on spoons”, it causes me to reflect on the entirely subjective and relative experience of ability and disability.

Edit: That is to say that whilst the person you’re replying to struggles to go to Costco when they’re low spoons, for a different person, going shopping may be something they find easier to do with low spoons.