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<p>I’m not shocked at the unfairness of it all. They’re private firms; they can hire whomever they like (within the bounds of the law and any EEO standards they care to observe).</p>
<p>What I’d find shocking is a limited range of competence and perspective at such powerful, influential firms. (I’m also a little shocked at the apparent low regard some people in those firms have for their own expensive educations. “Too abstract”? “Useless”? Sounds like the whole experience may have been wasted on some people.)</p>