[catlifeonmars]

> why should that prevent them from sponsoring someone to work on nanoelectronics?

Because companies should be held accountable when they make mistakes in hiring. The employees shouldn’t have to bear the burden of their employers mistakes.

[philwelch]

If the penalty for hiring too many people for the wrong job role is being barred from hiring people ever again even for a different job role, then companies are just not going to hire people in the first place.