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I worked at a company that prided itself as a meritocracy and we produced phenomenal value for our customers. We eventually got purchased by a huge corporation, which took over our hiring processes, and told us we could no longer assess a candidate's technical skill level. Soon after that, our best employees started leaving and they were being replaced with people that improved our diversity numbers, but had very little technical capability. If you were female, black, or LGBT, you were hired on the spot. Some of the female candidates were good, but the majority of the new hires were a dead weight and the productivity of the office tanked. I am all for equality, but it's sheer nonsense to hire based on gender, race, or sexual orientation.