It's bad management that hates any people with skill set that equalize the power relationship, because those skilled in the arts might hold them accountable. If you're roaming the earth making the big bucks, but barely containing your imposter syndrome, the last thing you want is interaction with someone with actual competence.

Companies are legal fictions, and have no motives because they don't actually exist, the people who control the resources of the company are the ones to worry about.