The problem is no matter how many Elon Musks you hire HR departments you fire. As long as there are federal\state government requirements that you hire based on non-merit these problems remain and fester. The issue has been around longer then the acronym DEI. What we are seeing now is the consequences of doing that for 50+ years.
It definitely hurt me in I/T
All-of-a-sudden I’m a fish out of water with no decent path
sigh