Culture fit is very important in any organization, or at least complimentary cultures. There are of course abuses in any kind of hiring process, but it's wrong

Culture fit is very important in any organization, or at least complimentary cultures. There are of course abuses in any kind of hiring process, but it's wrong to think that culture fit is responsible for this. When you're turned down because of culture fit, it's easy to get upset about it, but honestly, would you have wanted them to hire you anyways, knowing that they'd be 'tolerating' you? In the same vein, when a company does hire you, I feel like it's assumed that it's because you're technically proficient and can provide value; they usually don't say "we're hiring you because you're a solid culture fit" even though it's highly likely that you are, and that is a chunk of why they hired you. It seems like: a) culture fit where you get hired == good b) culture fit where you get declined == racist/ageist/sexist/whatever.