" To me, the interesting question is how the hiring manager got into their position." The same way as anyone else. And as for sports ... who cares who the own

" To me, the interesting question is how the hiring manager got into their position." The same way as anyone else. And as for sports ... who cares who the owner is? 'Owning a sports team' has nothing to do with playing on one, frankly, by most historical measures it's a money-losing enterprise, something rich guys outbid each other on because they can. Like a yacht. Ironically, nobody questions the meritocracy of sports because it's mostly evident that the best rise to the top. Not always, and there are so many factors. If you open up your next job position to less than qualified candidates you will see all manner of people come through the gates, most of whom - surprise surprise - are totally unqualified. This whole 'the world is not meritocratic' meme is really problematic and assumes there's basically no ability for people to vet or understand each other when hiring, which is ridiculous. Ask the nurse giving you a vaccine how long they had to study, how many exams they had to pass before they were allowed anywhere near you. No study, no pass, no job.