Dont be a whistleblower without a very large whistle

Dont be a whistleblower without a very large whistle If you have not seen the video of the Lockheed Martin whistleblower, here it is. Its a great video, and you really need to stay for the end when, after laying out his accusations and the lists of Lockheed and government people who have not paid heed to his warnings, he asks for a lawyer. Of course a million will be calling because he has a wrongful termination suit against Lockheed. But look, I have said this before, and Ill say it again, (with less patience, no doubt): Dont be a whistleblower. Itll ruin your career. Dont talk to me about the rare circumstance when you are at dinner with the Secretary of State and she admits that the US government is systematical killing small children in a European country. This is the exception to the rule. Yes, of course if this happens to you, call the Washington Post or your favorite subversive blogger. But 99% of you work in situations where the world does not care about your employers ethical transgressions. And many of you are so low level (sorry) that the stuff youd whistle blow about is not nearly as significant as you being unemployable in your industry, which is what will happen. Im all for being an upstanding citizen. But we each have a lot of methods for doing that. Each day of your life you could tutor an underprivileged child and make the world a better place. But most of us choose not to do that. So get off your high and mighty stance about how you absolutely must be a whistleblower because of a moral obligation. Just get out of the company. Find a job somewhere else, skip your exit interview, and make sure that you are never the person using your power to force unethical behavior on someone else.