▲ 245 ▼ Boeing’s problems were as bad as you thought (www.vox.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Sentrovasi@kbin.social 75 points 2 years ago (2 children) Assuming what he's saying is true, I still keep coming back to this line: “My boss said, ‘I would have killed someone who said what you said in the meeting.’” How does someone say something like that? And how is this something that he's never been called out for? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] natecox@programming.dev 57 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ClopClopMcFuckwad@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago And his best childhood friend said that he would never do it and warned her if something happens to him it was Boeing out for revenge. permalink fedilink source parent [–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago He literally told a friend shortly before that, if anything happened, it wasn't suicide: Speaking to ABC News 4 Jennifer, who didn't give a surname and was described by the network as a "close family friend" of Barnett, claimed he told her not to believe any reports of his suicide some time before his death. She claimed he insisted "I ain't scared" before adding "but if anything happens to me it's not suicide." https://www.newsweek.com/john-barnett-boeing-whistleblower-predicted-death-scandal-1879548 permalink fedilink source parent [–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago Even this last line of the article is chilling: “It really scares me, believe me,” Salehpour said of being a whistleblower and facing retaliation. “But I am at peace. If something happens to me, I am at peace, because I feel like, coming forward, I will be saving a lot of lives.” permalink fedilink source parent
[+] natecox@programming.dev 57 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ClopClopMcFuckwad@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago And his best childhood friend said that he would never do it and warned her if something happens to him it was Boeing out for revenge. permalink fedilink source parent [–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago He literally told a friend shortly before that, if anything happened, it wasn't suicide: Speaking to ABC News 4 Jennifer, who didn't give a surname and was described by the network as a "close family friend" of Barnett, claimed he told her not to believe any reports of his suicide some time before his death. She claimed he insisted "I ain't scared" before adding "but if anything happens to me it's not suicide." https://www.newsweek.com/john-barnett-boeing-whistleblower-predicted-death-scandal-1879548 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ClopClopMcFuckwad@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago And his best childhood friend said that he would never do it and warned her if something happens to him it was Boeing out for revenge. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago He literally told a friend shortly before that, if anything happened, it wasn't suicide: Speaking to ABC News 4 Jennifer, who didn't give a surname and was described by the network as a "close family friend" of Barnett, claimed he told her not to believe any reports of his suicide some time before his death. She claimed he insisted "I ain't scared" before adding "but if anything happens to me it's not suicide." https://www.newsweek.com/john-barnett-boeing-whistleblower-predicted-death-scandal-1879548 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago Even this last line of the article is chilling: “It really scares me, believe me,” Salehpour said of being a whistleblower and facing retaliation. “But I am at peace. If something happens to me, I am at peace, because I feel like, coming forward, I will be saving a lot of lives.” permalink fedilink source parent