And yet they _did_ blame the individual, by saying "the individual responsible for this regrettable act is no longer with the company." This is why I'm surprise

And yet they _did_ blame the individual, by saying "the individual responsible for this regrettable act is no longer with the company." This is why I'm surprised they hired him. My surprise that they hired him has nothing to do with whether or not _I_ think they should have hired him. It has everything to do with the fact that they publicly blamed the individual, and that it was Microsoft. I would expect their hiring decision to be informed by whatever corporate higher-ups caused them to publicly blame the individual.