His character could have easily been a sneering,
sexist buffoon who clashes with his female publisher, but Hanks applies a smart, dignified restraint.
It's possible to believe
a sexist buffoon should lose his job and still be concerned about employer overreach
Consider, if you will: of all the punishments (or more neutrally, all the bad outcomes) that could befall
a sexist buffoon, which one do you think is most fitting?