Cultural factors could play a significant part. I remember an article shared some time ago about understanding Japan by understanding the concept of the salarym

Cultural factors could play a significant part. I remember an article shared some time ago about understanding Japan by understanding the concept of the salaryman, wherein the author mentioned a (Japanese) entrepreneur and friend of his who claimed to save a massive amount of money by hiring people that greater society deemed undesirable, such as otakus and women. Can't seem to find the article right now or I'd share it.