[usr] That's terrible! I suppose sometimes things backfire, no matter how good our intentions are. [sys] What happened? [usr] They tried to make out I was bad at my job, that's the last time I'll give somebody a heads up at my own expense again. [sys] Oh, no. That's awful! Did you report something that had occurred at your job? [usr] I sure did, thankfully I've been there a lot longer so they know me well enough. [sys] Yeah, that's good. It's hard to know whether to blow the whistle sometimes. It could always come back for you. I'm glad that it sounds like it worked out. [usr] It did, but it could have ended very badly for me or even have resulted in me losing my job. [qst] [None] [bhv] I'm in a negative mood, please comfort me.
Yeah, navigating those sorts of things is treacherous, but as long as you know you're doing the right thing, that's all you can do.
I once told a co worker about an upcoming job promotion and they applied for it themselves, but also made me look bad in the process.