STORY 20

I threw myself under the bus to help someone for over four years. A group instructed an assistant to tamper with this person’s expenses receipt to make it look like they had committed fraud. I did a whistle blow and was then falsely accused of bullying, so I left. They never got an NDA on me.

However, I did manage to help another person with their sex discrimination case where they refused to sign an NDA. Soon after their case, the company settled with the person I initially supported (and was still supporting) and made them sign an NDA. Part of it agreed to give them clean references, which they were entitled to as they had not done anything wrong.

Every single person who did wrong in both cases has kept their job. Unfortunately, the person I mentioned now has a changed personality because they cannot talk openly, resulting in their spouse’s death.

They try to move forward, and every time we’ve spoken since, it’s clear they wants to tell me but can’t. It’s awful for them because they know I know what they went through. The NDA has stopped their healing process. It’s even affected their kids. All so this company can cover up their failures and bad staff. So much so that I know of two others they’ve done this to. It’s a common and lousy practice within the company and industry.