[gottareply2020]

"that's a textbook example of how not to blow the whistle and be seen as credible."

Considering that the last 2 years is full of whistle blowers that acted credibly and saw nothing happen, I doubt she cared about the larger optics. The data manger was probably more concerned with an immediate, clear response to users of the data.

[neltnerb]

And obviously being paid as per her first quoted remark.

It's different to be a whistle blower when you aren't sitting on a big savings account, other people's problems stop being a high priority.