Young white men feel the need to walk on eggshells and censor themselves at work heres why

It looks like the workplace is the new minefield — and young white men say they’re walking on eggshells.Nearly two in three white men aged 18 to 29 — around 12 million guys — feel the need to keep their mouths shut at work, too afraid to speak freely for fear of being canceled, called out, or canned, according to a new J.L.Partners poll commissioned for the podcast, “White Men Can’t Work!”And they’re not just staying quiet — they’re losing out.

About 6 million say they’ve missed a promotion or other opportunity because of their race and gender, or so they think.“Millions of men are walking around on eggshells at work, too scared to speak freely — whilst knowing that being male can now be a disaster for your career,” said Tim Samuels, the BBC and National Geographic documentarian behind the new five-part series investigating what happens when “woke culture” meets the workplace.

He added, “The scale of discrimination, self-censorship and anxiety is staggering.”Across all age groups, 43% of white men — about 41 million — say they’re biting their tongues on the job.Another 25 million claim they’ve lost out on gigs or advancement due to being white and male.Samuels’ series dives into the impact of radical DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) programs sweeping corporate America — and what he claims is a growing epidemic of reverse discrimination.“’White Men Can’t Work!’ has spoken to guys who’ve been sacked literally just for being men, or pushed out over crazy micro-aggressions such as talking about the male and female ends of cables,” Samuels said.‘James,’ a teacher, says HR made the company’s stance crystal clear: “The Head of HR at the school, standing in the middle of the office, said loud and proud: ‘One thing is for sure, we’re not having another man be the new head.’”And ‘Mark,’ in finance, says, “I have been rejected for being considered for job roles because the client has expr...