I have a very different take here. I will delete it if it doesn't resonate with others: Those who live by the sword die by it. He particularly liked "you're

I have a very different take here. I will delete it if it doesn't resonate with others: Those who live by the sword die by it. He particularly liked "you're a great cultural fit." That means you are JUST LIKE THEM. We can't say, "same race" (but it's true), we can't say, "same gender" (but it's true), and we can't say, "same taste in technology, living address, clothes and what you do on your off time" (but it's true - to the point that side projects are a part of many CTO job descriptions). Well, those who live by the sword die by it. What I really like about this story is that it shows just how shallow "cultural fit" is. At my company, I have no idea what some of my C-level people look like. This will absolutely shock some of you. It also gives me access to talent at a multiple of talent to dollars that you cannot even dream of. Sure, we will never put an "About us" page up with a 'culturally fit' workforce. We might even just use models of 16 28-year-old men who look exctly the same (maybe off of a swim team), give them all glasses and a Macbook, and put them all in a company T-shirt, with a footnote "Representative models." Meanwhile the rest of you feel free to continue warming chairs with them.