Become A Whistleblower

Individuals considering becoming a whistleblower should give strong consideration before doing so. The role of a whistleblower is actually quite complicated, and the individual could be a target of retaliation if not handled proper

Understanding What It Means To Be A Whistleblower

There is a right way and a wrong way to be a whistleblower. The right way is to report confirmed allegations (facts) to executive staff members within the respective organization. This action will give the proper authorities an opportunity to investigate the matter at hand. However, if no investigation takes place, the next step is for the whistleblower to go outside the organization. Proceed with extreme caution and make sure to have all pertinent information, and most importantly to report the issue to the proper external authority (including information regarding the report to internal executive staff members, when no action was taken).

On the contrary, the wrong way is to discuss the issue with individuals outside executive staff members, and also without proof. This approach would be considered as career suicide and without any protection, which not the most prudent path to take.

Challenges Of Being A Whistleblower

As previously mentioned, individuals could be the target of retaliation and not realize it. For example, an individual could have been doing exemplary work and all of a sudden the work is labeled as substandard and every task is scrutinized unfairly. This is a prime example of retaliation in the highest regard. The situation becomes challenging at this point because now the individual has to prove two acts of wrongdoing.

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