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by rqtwteye 462 days ago
“ What would an ERG for white people even do? What would you want from it?”

What do other groups get? Support, networking, mentorship probably. A lot of white people could use that help too.
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wijwp 462 days ago
> Support, networking, mentorship

I get plenty of that elsewhere. Do you have issues finding support, networking events, and mentorship programs?

ERGs specifically tend to group those generic, open-to-all programs together and add another layer of `navigating the workplace as [insert ERG demographic]` that doesn't really make sense if you insert "white man".

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rqtwteye 462 days ago
How about an ERG for people who need support? When I started working I had no idea how things work and nobody told me. I didn't even know that things like mentorship exist. I had been taught by my parents that you go to work and do what you are told to do.
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wijwp 462 days ago
> I didn't even know that things like mentorship exist.

If you don't know about mentorship programs that already exist and fills at least most of the gap you're talking about, how would you find the ERG?

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