For
It keeps teams aligned and improves teamwork.
Against
It can hide discrimination and reduce diversity.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“hiring someone who isn’t a cultural fit can cause disharmony and dysfunction within a team.”
“When you get along you work together and things have a way of running even without the support of the higher ups.”
“It limits diversity and makes it harder for people who think differently to get a foot in the door.”
“that’s where it starts looking like bias, even when nobody thinks they’re being biased.”