One way a person might find himself in the position of being a corporate whistleblower is very simple - they are hired to do a job and then, when they do the job, they find that their employer does not want to hear about any kind of "illegal deal" or "illegal program" because it will kill profits (or at least lower profits) and so fires the worker.
This is not that unusual. As I state on my bio, in addition to being an attorney, I am a Certified Fraud Examiner ("CFE"). CFE's, as the name suggests, are trained in investigative techniques to uncover and stop fraud from occurring. Seems pretty straightforward. CFE's are retained by companies to find fraud or malfeasance in the company. Once again, this would seem apparent and self-obvious. However, I have read stories about CFE's hired by a company as a full-time employee (as opposed to a CFE that is retained on a particular project) and then, when the CFE attempts to do his job and tell his employer that something is wrong, the CFE is fired (which, of course, begs the question: just what did the employer think the CFE was going to do? Put his stamp of approval on a fraudulent scheme?)
Strange world we live in, isn't it?
What the company does not realize (or perhaps management in the company does realize but just does not care) is that the CFE (or other type of worker) can bring a wrongful termination suit against the employer. When this occurs, the fraud or attempted fraud is then made known. One way or another, therefore, the fraud gets exposed.
So, when a person is trying to do his job for which he was hired, he unwittingly finds himself the victim of his own prowess.
This is not that unusual. As I state on my bio, in addition to being an attorney, I am a Certified Fraud Examiner ("CFE"). CFE's, as the name suggests, are trained in investigative techniques to uncover and stop fraud from occurring. Seems pretty straightforward. CFE's are retained by companies to find fraud or malfeasance in the company. Once again, this would seem apparent and self-obvious. However, I have read stories about CFE's hired by a company as a full-time employee (as opposed to a CFE that is retained on a particular project) and then, when the CFE attempts to do his job and tell his employer that something is wrong, the CFE is fired (which, of course, begs the question: just what did the employer think the CFE was going to do? Put his stamp of approval on a fraudulent scheme?)
Strange world we live in, isn't it?
What the company does not realize (or perhaps management in the company does realize but just does not care) is that the CFE (or other type of worker) can bring a wrongful termination suit against the employer. When this occurs, the fraud or attempted fraud is then made known. One way or another, therefore, the fraud gets exposed.
So, when a person is trying to do his job for which he was hired, he unwittingly finds himself the victim of his own prowess.
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