Simon Isherwood was fired from his job for gross misconduct after he participated in a diversity training session in March 2021.
A 60-year-old British train conductor is suing his former employer, West Midlands Trains, for firing him after he questioned a “white privilege” diversity training course during a conversation with his wife.
Simon Isherwood was fired from his job for gross misconduct after he participated in a diversity training session in March 2021. According to Reclaim the Net, Isherwood spoke to his wife while forgetting that his microphone was still on, and some colleagues overheard him questioning the concept of white privilege. He was tattled on by his colleagues who were reportedly “angered” by his line of questioning.
“I couldn’t be arsed because I thought, ‘you know what, I’ll just get f*cking angry.’” Isherwood said to his wife, the Telegraph reported. “You know what I really wanted to ask?… and I wish I had, do they have black privilege in other countries? So, if you’re in Ghana?…”
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