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by jjulius 1475 days ago
>Brian, you have legitimate points. Here are my edits to your tweets to help people receive them better (i've tried to not change the message, just the tone):

>5/ Fourth, our culture is to retaliate against whistleblowers. Instead of negotiating with you, if you get caught you will be fired.

That's just terrible advice - whistleblower retaliation is illegal, and you're suggesting he retaliate publicly? I'd argue that your post could best be condensed to, "Speak with your legal team before you publicly respond to something like this."

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I’m not suggesting it. I’m merely clarifying what he wrote. Did I misunderstand what he’d written in his tweet?
You didn't. Brian is publicly declaring he will retaliate against whistleblowers.
You can't just leak anything you want and claim you're a whistleblower. Whistleblower protection is for leaking illegal actions, not for posting a petition that you don't like some executives.
You’re right. A whistleblower has to report illegal activity, and that’s not what the petition does. My phrasing is bad.