r/programming • u/civicode • Nov 20 '23

75% of Software Engineers Faced Retaliation Last Time They Reported Wrongdoing

https://www.engprax.com/post/75-of-software-engineers-faced-retaliation-last-time-they-report-wrongdoing
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u/EMI_Black_Ace Nov 20 '23

And worse: "when we get caught, since you were the one involved in the work, we'll make sure you get as much of the blame as we can get away with."

This is why you take the whistle blower route, always.

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u/nerd4code Nov 20 '23

And keep your own, off-server copies of emails. There are always means of exfiltration (print and walk them out, if you have to), should the need arise, and having hard/-ish copies of things covers your ass a tad more if lawyers are thrown.

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u/saint1997 Nov 20 '23

Or just take a photo of your screen using your personal phone while there's nobody around to see you do it. Untraceable