@selzero Just in case anyone looking at this wants the serious answer and can't be arsed to search for it: it stands for "diversity, equity, and inclusion". In saying someone is a "DEI hire", the speaker is implying the referenced individual got the job only because of their status as a minority, giving them priority over whites so that the company can point to them and say "see, we don't just hire whites". In other words, it's racist as shit.