> Which is just bad practice on the one hand, and elitist on the other. I got exactly the same impression. Making a strawman out of the rest of the market and

> Which is just bad practice on the one hand, and elitist on the other. I got exactly the same impression. Making a strawman out of the rest of the market and special-casing yourself always sets off a red flag. It indicates the possibility of a culture could be out of touch with reality, that chooses to rationalize its poor decision rather than facing reality. I wouldn't work at a firm with this kind of culture, it's a liability.