Hiring, or being hired, is all about fit. The issue is definition of "fit." Some employers/employees look for perfect alignment. Others look for ability to produce and results.
When I was first hired as a social studies teacher, the Superintendent was an old school guy. But he told me he tried to hire divergent types to help students with divergent learning styles. In my subsequent 45 years in education the best school systems hired this way. The shakier ones hired Superintendent or Principal mini-he's.
