First of many such cases, if the allegations I've heard are at all representative. It's a tough ask for businesses - they either replace their existing, presum

First of many such cases, if the allegations I've heard are at all representative. It's a tough ask for businesses - they either replace their existing, presumably qualified staff due to their inherent characteristics being unfashionable, or they create new positions and fill those with people with other characteristics for purely statistical purposes. Doing the latter exacerbates the "fifth column" situation that in turn increases the chance of situations like that in the OP. Seems like a poisoned chalice from the first sip, but I may be biased due to my inherent characteristics.