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Blow the Whistle, Lose Your Job?

ccnull writes "You're a systems admin. On a routine PC repair, you discover a trove of child porn on an employee's PC. You call the cops. The employee pleads guilty and goes to jail. Then what do you do? You get fired. InformationWeek has an interesting expose on whistleblowers who lost their jobs, they say, because they publicly embarassed the company. The company has another version of the story. No matter what the reality is, at the center of this is a good question: If you discover illegal goodies on a machine, what should you do about it?"

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  1. unless of course... by r00tarded · · Score: 5, Funny

    you are a whistle tester.

  2. Re:Why do people enjoy pornography? by seinman · · Score: 5, Funny
    What's the big deal?
    Boobs.
  3. what should you do? by larry+bagina · · Score: 5, Funny
    Blackmail!

    The pervert doesn't know you'll both get fired for reporting it.

    --
    Do you even lift?

    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

  4. Re:Illegal things... by pizzaman100 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Exactly. If I found child porn, I would report it. If I found a screener of the Matrix Reloaded I would co.. nevermind. :)