(TheBlaze) – Cigna — one of the country’s largest health insurance providers — has reportedly encouraged hiring managers to avoid hiring white males at the company. According to a Friday report from the Washington Examiner, employees at the company have been “asked not to consider white men in hiring decisions.”
Citing leaked training documents and chat logs, the outlet noted that Cigna employees are also expected to undergo “racist and discriminatory” sensitivity training on topics such as “white privilege,” “gender privilege,” and “religious privilege.”
“Chat logs between an employee and a hiring manager viewed by the Washington Examiner detail an incident where a minority candidate with strong credentials performed exceptionally well in an interview,” the outlet noted.
“When that employee suggested to the hiring manager that the company wave the candidate through to the next step in the process, the hiring manager dismissed the candidate under the assumption he was white.”
“After learning that the candidate belonged to a minority group, the manager said she was excited to hire him, despite learning virtually nothing else about his background,” the Examiner continued.
One employee told the outlet, “Given the hiring practices they have in place where white, male candidates are blocked, regardless of qualifications, I have to say, ‘Yes, there’s obvious discrimination at this company.'” READ MORE
