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>It also becomes difficult to trust someone when their position stops being one of (supposed) moral responsibility and starts becoming a source of fame, celebri
by whatshisface 4y ago
>It also becomes difficult to trust someone when their position stops being one of (supposed) moral responsibility and starts becoming a source of fame, celebrity, and access to influential podcast/media circles that were previously out of reach.
If you use known-good whistleblowers of the past as a reference, does that filter stand up? You've come up with a catch-22 where you will only listen to whistleblowers you haven't heard.
- Victerius 4y agoDon't whistleblowing protections only apply to government employees?
- whatshisface 4y agoCorporate employees have whistleblower protections in some cases[0], but they're still called whistleblowers when they don't. [0]https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/legal-services/sarbanes-oxley-whistleblower/ https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/legal-services/sarbanes-oxley-w...
- throwaway287391 4y agoMight be wrong but I thought GP meant "It becomes difficult for the employer to trust the whistleblowing employee when...", not that the public couldn't trust the whistleblower. You can think Edward Snowden did something good+heroic while also thinking the NSA couldn't reasonably have kept him on their payroll.