I don't know if Michael McMillan will ever see new comments posted here since it's an old article, but regardless thanks for writing it. I lost a job today after whistleblowing on cash embezzlement. The company policies indicated that whistleblowing was protected, appreciated and encouraged, so I felt safe and like I was doing the right thing. But then corporate did not keep me anonymous as promised and outed me to my store managers. I was treated as a troublemaker after that. Really disappointing and depressing and made me doubt my decision. So again thanks for writing this, made me feel less crappy.