[Verdex]

Mike: "Hey, boss. I think this stuff we're doing might be dangerous. I could even lose my license over it."

Boss: "You know Mike, I think you might be right. We'll get Ken and Joe to take a look at it and see if they can't figure out a way to make it safe. After all, they saved the day with the last big project."

Ken and Joe proceed to hack something together that's super dangerous. Mike is isolated such that he won't notice what's actually going on with his previous project and then never given another raise again.

For bonus points make sure to put your engineers on projects that you don't mind cancelling and then asking them to do something dangerous. Isolate the ones that seem nervous or raise objection and give bonuses to the ones that are fine with being reckless.

[thfuran]

Don't forget the last step: Delete all possible documentary evidence that you've willfully done this. Otherwise you're (probably) gonna have a bad time (eventually).

[Verdex]

Don't delete it. That only makes you look super guilty. And can get you in legal trouble if you start deleting after the trial begins.

The evidence shows that you cancel projects that Mike tells you are unsafe. And the record shows that Ken and Joe have a history of saving the day. "I had no idea that Ken and Joe were cutting corners. I'm not a software person, so I rely on my experts to tell me when things are unsafe. It's all Ken and Joe's fault."

[thfuran]

If there's evidence that you've been deleting things, you haven't deleted enough evidence.