A Year of Relaxation, But Also of Hardcore Whistleblowing
In 2026 many EPO secrets will be 'spilled'
Whistleblowing is "scary". No, seriously. Whistleblowing is very dangerous and thus scary (without scare quotes). We occasionally speak to people who aren't just nervous; they're paralysed by fear, they're unable to concentrate or even work. They're mobbed, bullied, blackmailed by bosses, sometimes by particular toxic colleagues. It's can be difficult to read what they say, as sometimes the stress is overbearing, which impacts one's ability to communicate clearly.
To us, as a unique platform and a Web site, it's important to keep calm, to maintain composure. We assess the trauma and then boil things down to the pertinent facts. We've done this for many years in relation to Microsoft and the EPO (further back in time also Novell).
Keeping calm is important because emotion leads to impulse. Whistleblowing isn't impulsive but premeditated. Impulse can lead to errors.
Right now we're digesting some personal accounts (and confidential documents) that let us understand just how truly corrupt the EPO is. It's basically an institution governed by white-collar criminals. To make matters worse, it's Europe-second largest institution, which certainly makes one wonder...
What has Europe become?
Some time in 1-2 weeks we'll name some of the worst culprits, enablers and participants in white-collar crimes. We must first calm down and let the temperatures fall a little (at the EPO). Expect industrial action some time soon. We strongly encourage everybody at the EPO to participate. Don't try to come up with excuses.
From what we can gather, many EPO workers silently and sometimes unconsciously kill themselves because of pressure, dissatisfaction, and a sense of helplessness (for various reasons we explained in the past, and would rather not repeat today, if or when one leaves the EPO it is very challenging to find another job).
If you have stories of personal ordeals to tell us (confidentially, privately), then get in touch with us. We'll do our best to protect sources from retribution/reprisal. In nearly 20 years we've done this successfully. █
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