No disagreement here. "Culture fit" is a lazy term that, at best, means easy compatibility of work style. Normally, though, it means "like me", and from there

No disagreement here. "Culture fit" is a lazy term that, at best, means easy compatibility of work style. Normally, though, it means "like me", and from there it's a pretty short road to unethical forms of discrimination. I would argue that most companies really want/need "culture add" and "values fit". The stated values of the company tend to at least be aspirational and exclusive of things you don't want at your company. But the culture is an emergent aspect of the people who happen to be there, what they're into (good or bad), and how they prefer to interact. If you only want people who fit into that box, you may be numerically growing, but you're stagnant in perspective.