"EARN THE MONEY" is bullshit. That's just the serf and lord relationship.
Nothing progressed the situation of the working class as much and as fast, as the organization of unions. They didn't just improve the situation of the working class, they improved the economy as a whole. People who make more money, spend more. It has elevated humanity from living in sheds to a luxury standard that was only enjoyed by kings. When America was doing better than everyone else, unions were at their strongest, the working class was doing best and taxes on the rich were the highest ever. Inequality serves no one but the wealthy. That trickle down theory is a stupid lie and it's about time that you stop believing it.

People are working a big part of their lives. That working place is a dictatorship.
If you support democracy, you would support at least some of it, for the most important hours people are spending from their lives. People who are different want to be able to work too, and have the same opportunities, without being disrespected by their boss and coworkers. That's what DEI is about. It is necessary, they just often make a mockery of it. Probably, because they are forced to do it, by managers who want to listen to employees, but have no idea what is common sense.
Companies are sort of forced to do it, because they know that if they want highly educated people, those most of the time have liberal ideas. Conservatives are primitive thinkers. They cannot think creatively or out of the box and they cannot find solutions to complex problems. They are hard workers, but they are dumb workers.
Those liberal thinkers are incredibly important for a company, so the bosses have to accept their ideas, if they want to make more money. If not, they go work for a boss who does. The more a company relies on highly educated, creative thinking people, the more they need to do the things that you dislike.