Saying someone was hired solely on favoritism is bull****. They would have to have some sort of qualification for the job and the staff trust them enough with the power they are given.
Saying you only hire based on qualifications is just pure bull****. Other factors do play a role, but favoritism is one.
Therefore, you're all bull****. My point wasn't that people are not solely hired on it.
EDIT- The only mention of Era (unless the people Ozzy Magus mentioned were iEra people) I've seen was in my post and it wasn't how they hired people, it was based off the drama that went on between ex-staff. I don't know where everyone is bringing this up and is completely irrelevant to the current discussion.