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> The emotional strain of being a whistleblower and having your colleagues now see you as the enemy is not something I’ve read about, but it must take a toll. A whistleblower, almost by definition, is a hero to strangers and a villain to those they know and work with.

Hmm I don't know, if I were a whistleblower I wouldn't really care what my colleagues would think. And I'd probably not continue working there anyway. After all I'd hate the company and my colleagues for all the wrongdoing that was the whole reason for the whistleblowing in the first place.

Of course people react very differently. And I'm very much not a team player so I'm pretty insensitive to peer pressure. I'm sorry that this person felt so bad.

> Or he was simply executed like in many corporate espionage movies.

When there's billions in market value on the line I don't think this possibility can be overlooked, no. I don't think it would have happened here but I don't think it's impossible



Barnett spent 32 years at Boeing. This would be like everyone you've ever worked with in your career being against you.


    Hmm I don't know, if I were a whistleblower I wouldn't really 
    care what my colleagues would think.
Also, many of his colleagues probably admire him. They are also aware of the problems and presumably want them fixed.

I gather that whistleblower claims are generally about systemic and management issues, and not "Bob from accounting is a stupid idiot."




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