Have You Ever Been "Forced Out" or the Victim of Retaliation for Criticizing or Blowing a Whistle?

[Skidmore]

13. Yes I have been and

I lost my career because I called attention to fraud and bad treatment of clients that I came across in a nonprofit I worked for. I did the right thing and so did my boss who lost her job and career too for supporting me. There was a jury trial and the jury found for us against the organization. I got no money but, more importantly, the offending portions of that organization were closed down and the clients sent for care with groups that would be ethical in aspects of management and care. I would do it again in a heartbeat because it was the right thing to do. I nearly lost everything, including my marriage, during this very stressful two year period of my life and I have never fully recovered my losses. Before initiating the notice sent to the organization of the wrongdoing I had uncovered by were ignored by middle management, I had consulted an attorney who warned me that this would be very tough. And it was. Sometimes you do what you need to do in a manner that reduces the damage to the innocent bystanders and stand your ground.