Comment Prepare to leave the country (Score 1) 141
Exposing IT malfeasance can be _very_ dangerous, especially if you have a professional relationship with the company whose behavior you wish to expose. It leave you vulnerable not only to termination, but to vindictive lawsuits, "SLAPP" or "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation", blacklisting, and even criminal activity. There have been some very famous cases of this, especially by governments for politically sensitive issues. The currently infamous case is Edward Snowden, but I've certainly seen it in the professional IT world. I've even had a manager try to call me and poison recommendations made by other staff in his office for a former employee. It was a fascinating case, since we did other business with that company.