If I worked at such a company, whether I was an HPE (I'm not) or an Average (probably at least), I would never recommend or invite anyone else in to that cultur

If I worked at such a company, whether I was an HPE (I'm not) or an Average (probably at least), I would never recommend or invite anyone else in to that culture. If someone I knew really needed the job, I would at least describe the culture and say "it's up to you." But I certainly wouldn't be part of the underground recruiting team that, ideally, everyone should be. And I'd stay for my own reasons, until not.