>What I see is a company willing to listen and admit their mistakes. Apply this to a human who did something similar. "I'm sorry I purposefully allowed my pre

>What I see is a company willing to listen and admit their mistakes. Apply this to a human who did something similar. "I'm sorry I purposefully allowed my previous employer's systems to be infected by a virus in return for payment. I'm willing to admit it was a mistake and I've taken steps to correct it." Would you honestly hire someone like that to be a sysadmin?