Mateo has recently transferred from a small, collaborative regional branch to a fast-paced, highly competitive corporate headquarters and is finding it difficult to fit in. The developers in his new team ignore him during meetings and mock his preference for using older programming methodologies. One senior developer in particular tells him that he 'does not have the elite skills' required for their team and should never have been transferred.
Prejudice and discrimination can also be affected by the situation.
Describe one way that the situation could account for the discrimination Mateo is experiencing.
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