That’s why people don;t stand for what;s right..Because of the cost..Remember the guys at Benghazi..The one that saved everyone else..No one stood up for him later,because the cost was too high..Losing their jobs and health bennies...
I used to be a world expert in my previous field.
There was an issue, that I brought to people’s attention, that was going to cost the company a large amount of money and legal issues.
Except that it was an activity many in upper management wanted to do.
I took Mr. McDonald’s example and went on record to oppose it. In my case the activity was stopped.
It also was the beginning of the end of my time in that field. I made the correct ethical, legal, and moral choice and paid a higher price personally then if I had just signed off on it (assuming the FDA never figured it out!).
I ended up leaving the field and finding more lucrative employment. But it could have resulted in my losing a lot more. Of course, if I hadn’t done it, it may have led to people dying from contaminated product.
That is the ultimate lesson of the Challenger. Doing the right, ethical, and moral thing is not easy. It will often mean you are sacrificing everything, while the ones who go along get rewarded and praised. Every one has to make the choice “Can I live with this!” For me, I long ago decided “I will do the right thing, even as it costs me!”
I use the example of Allan McDonald, and others, when I train new engineers.