I have been hiring for many years, and I truly pay no attention to gender or ethnicity. Now I am forced to.
It’s an insult to those who earned their position. It’s an insult to me as I am less and less likely to get a new job because I won’t fit quotas.
There is resentment all around.
I feel bad for the minorities who have worked hard to earn their positions, you are right that it undermines their work and trivializes their commitment to their work.
It’s gone way too far.