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It's notable here that he didn't engage as a representative of the company, but more as an "engineering writer", probably after the newspaper reached out for co
by crimsoneer 2y ago
It's notable here that he didn't engage as a representative of the company, but more as an "engineering writer", probably after the newspaper reached out for comment.
But yes, not exactly a fan of people this senior sticking their nose in misconduct matters, but also, if you're employed by a company, you probably shouldn't badmouth their clients in the national papers and not be aware that's risky. It's not exactly whistleblowing.
- etiennebausson 2y agoRaising safety issues is part of a senior engineer's duties (or any engineer, really). Since railways through Europe are a state monopoly, it's not like there are tons of people in the industry that do not work for said 'client'. Who is supposed to pull the alarm in this case? No One? That's how you end up with Boeing-adjacent engineering.
- pjc50 2y ago> railways through Europe are a state monopoly The situation is much more stupid than that: there's a set of "private" companies, some of which are substantially owned by states and some are not, all of which are quasi-monopolies.