rockzilla

We're holding 'Diversity Training' seminars at work over the next few weeks. When I asked my boss what Diversity Training was, he told me that it was something along the lines of learning how to work alongside gays and minorities. Attendance at the seminars would be optional but 'strongly encouraged'. I signed up mainly for the four hours of pay, but I'm also curious about what they could possibly tell us at these seminars to make someone change their views. I'm trying to go into this thing with an open mind, but I can't help but feel that after 7 years in kitchens and working, and getting along with more immigrants than naturalized citizens that there isn't much that your can teach me about diversity. Has anyone ever been to something like this? Do you think that a four hour seminar can change someones perceptions of those that are different? Are these kind of seminars a good idea or a waste of time? Discuss.