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Have you tried to report it to anti-corruption unit at your org? I understand sometimes they are on it as well and that can put your position at risk.

everdrive 6y ago
>to anti-corruption unit at your org Do most companies have this?
- stuff4ben 6y ago
  A lot of the larger ones have a Code of Business Ethics and is a required training you take yearly. Either Netflix didn't have this, or this guy just didn't care.
  - wayoutthere 6y ago
    In my experience, Business Ethics exists to silence whistleblowers. In either case they have about as much influence over executive prerogative as diversity offices have — the people who make the decisions will never give them enough power to question decisions at or above the VP level because they don’t want their own decisions investigated.
    - Macha 6y ago
      It depends. If it puts the company at legal risk, they're pretty quick to act in all companies I've been at. If it puts the company at just PR risk, varies by company whether they will do anything or participate in the cover up.
- tyingq 6y ago
  "Internal Audit" is pretty common. Though I wouldn't just assume they would take your side. Whistleblowing is tricky business. Someone may decide that the public tarnish of "it happened" is worse than letting it slide.
INTPenis 6y ago
In most cases I choose to lay low and believe it was a case of hanlon's razor. But the one case with the CTO who took a leading position at the vendor he was promoting, that was something. It happened almost 9 years ago now. It's a fun story that me and my friends still laugh about and refer to whenever similar situations come up. But I'm not prepared to push the whole whistleblower agenda in this case. Feels like throwing rocks at a hornets nest for no reason other than principal.
- tootie 6y ago
  I've witnessed similar and it's usually Hanlon's Razor. Can't say for sure with every case but I've seen a fair few senior execs who are just legitimate suckers for sales pitches. There's a lot of pressure on them to bring innovation and cut costs and when someone comes along promising to do both they have a hard time passing it up.
  - pbronez 6y ago
    Unfortunately it's super hard to just buy innovation. You can buy the best tool in the world, but it won't do you any good unless you pivot your business practices to take advantage of it. Sometimes a good tool can by the catalyst for that rethinking. The re-imagining can be as valuable as the tool itself.

everdrive 6y ago

>to anti-corruption unit at your org Do most companies have this?

stuff4ben 6y ago
A lot of the larger ones have a Code of Business Ethics and is a required training you take yearly. Either Netflix didn't have this, or this guy just didn't care.
- wayoutthere 6y ago
  In my experience, Business Ethics exists to silence whistleblowers. In either case they have about as much influence over executive prerogative as diversity offices have — the people who make the decisions will never give them enough power to question decisions at or above the VP level because they don’t want their own decisions investigated.
  - Macha 6y ago
    It depends. If it puts the company at legal risk, they're pretty quick to act in all companies I've been at. If it puts the company at just PR risk, varies by company whether they will do anything or participate in the cover up.
tyingq 6y ago
"Internal Audit" is pretty common. Though I wouldn't just assume they would take your side. Whistleblowing is tricky business. Someone may decide that the public tarnish of "it happened" is worse than letting it slide.

INTPenis 6y ago

In most cases I choose to lay low and believe it was a case of hanlon's razor. But the one case with the CTO who took a leading position at the vendor he was promoting, that was something. It happened almost 9 years ago now. It's a fun story that me and my friends still laugh about and refer to whenever similar situations come up. But I'm not prepared to push the whole whistleblower agenda in this case. Feels like throwing rocks at a hornets nest for no reason other than principal.

tootie 6y ago
I've witnessed similar and it's usually Hanlon's Razor. Can't say for sure with every case but I've seen a fair few senior execs who are just legitimate suckers for sales pitches. There's a lot of pressure on them to bring innovation and cut costs and when someone comes along promising to do both they have a hard time passing it up.
- pbronez 6y ago
  Unfortunately it's super hard to just buy innovation. You can buy the best tool in the world, but it won't do you any good unless you pivot your business practices to take advantage of it. Sometimes a good tool can by the catalyst for that rethinking. The re-imagining can be as valuable as the tool itself.