Short-term PR and benefits: these are much more important than they may seem to be. And also do not forget "keeping my job for these last two years". After all,

Short-term PR and benefits: these are much more important than they may seem to be. And also do not forget "keeping my job for these last two years". After all, "we know we do the battery thing right at Boeing, so there can be nothing wrong with them." Imagine employee A delaying the trials of the "most modern aircraft in the world" because some batteries are "malfunctioning", HE SAYS SO AND IS STILL WORKING FOR US? It is not just Boeing having a conflict of interests, it is its employees as well.