QuantumChemist wrote:
As a former whistleblower, I can tell you that not everything goes in the favor of the whistleblower. It can easily damage your career for life. You have to be very careful in the process if you decide to do so. The good ole’ boys system is still alive and well in some parts of the US. You would be shocked to know what sometimes gets done behind the scenes. In my case, I had no choice but to do the right thing to protect the health of others. I was fired for it and partially blackballed in that area until I proved to the state that I was correct in doing what I did. I lost financially from the act, not gained. My only real gain was that I could sleep well at night knowing I had ethics.
Same here. I reported a radiation hazard in a university physics classroom and was both dismissed and blackballed. I got my revenge when I enlisted in the military, and the D.I. asked if any of us knew any communists. I raised my hand and was promptly questioned by NCIS. When I explained the circumstances, I also mentioned the radiation hazard. Just before deployment, I found out that the physics department had lost its federal defense funding, and that a few of the professors had been dismissed or resigned.
I should have made my initial complaint to the Feds, instead of the union steward and the local media. That way, I could have retained my anonymity and then taken the place of my former supervisor when he was dismissed...
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