If you check the Glassdoor page for WDAS you will see that situations like that are the norm. Occam's Razor is satisfied without the need to stand up a DEI stra

If you check the Glassdoor page for WDAS you will see that situations like that are the norm. Occam's Razor is satisfied without the need to stand up a DEI strawman. But I'm still sorry about your BIL. I have friends who have met similar fates, sometimes with great loss up to and including divorce / breaking up of families, and exacerbated stress leading to severe medical issues. It's normal in the Los Angeles technical job market to know someone who has been through something like that.