O.C.’s TV, phone companies land in top 50 for diversity
March 24th, 2009, 1:54 pm · 1 Comment · posted by Tamara Chuang, a.k.a. The Gadgetress
The latest press release from Time Warner Cable touts the company’s achievement for being named the 38th most diverse company in America.
This is according to a list by DiversityInc., a magazine that tracks race/culture, gender, orientation, disability and age at corporations. Approximately 401 companies with at least 1,000 employees answered 200 questions to become the most diverse company in America. That 2009 honor went to Johnson & Johnson.
Time Warner’s rank made me wonder how the rest of the telecom companies did. Most of them did better:
2. AT&T
Missing from the list are DirecTV, Dish Networks and all other cable companies outside of Orange County. Plus, no Sprint or T-Mobile.
Over the years, Verizon has been the standout, landing at No. 1 last year and in 2006, and placing in the top 25 every year since 2001.
If anyone’s counting…
- Time Warner last made it on the list in 2004, at No. 49.
- Cox was No. 6 last year, No. 25 in 2007 and No. 32 in 2006.
- Verizon was No. 1 last year, No. 6 in 2007, No. 1 in 2006, No. 9 in 2005, No. 4 in 2004 and 2003, No. 10 in 2002 and No. 24 in 2001.
- AT&T was No. 22 last year, No. 3 in 2007, and No. 23 in 2001.
To read more about the list and diversity, see the magazine’s special page at diversityinc.com/top50.
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Does “diversity” increase or decrease efficiency? Does diversity include former felons and parolees? I would think that “best service” or “most efficient” would serve the public better than the fact that the company has a good “diversity” record. Perhaps the diversity is merely the result of hiring very proficient employees regardless of race/gender\, etc. More like hiring “well qualified Americans”. Has anyone asked if “diversity” meant hiring foreign citizens to do the job of available American citizens. Just how many of the top “Diverse” companies have a large percentage of foreign employees? I guess that would surely make the company, “diverse”.