Yaakov Doe:
No, it’s not surprising.
But PBA’s point is that not only is he a frum Jew in the working world, but, specifically, that he also looks like an observant Jew rather than blending in.
Hein am liVadad Yishkon…
This deserves kudos, as PBA mentioned in his OP.
(This is not intended to imply that anyone who does “blend in” for professional purposes is doing anything improper. That’s for one’s LOR who knows all the particulars.)