It's being a tattle tale. Usually whistleblowers reveal persons or companies that are ripping off the government. Whistleblowers can get a percentage of the money recovered fr…om the violators but there are a lot of rules and technicalities to actually getting a reward. The term can also be used within a corporation/business and it would be an individual that witnesses or knows of violations of company policies/ law that provide that knowledge to management or anonymously. There may be a whistleblower hotline that is a way to give info over the phone anonymously if you prefer. Whistleblowers  usually pay the price long before they get any reward. Don't do it for the money, that's for sure. Each federal agency should be consulted for the proper steps in making a whistleblower complaint. (example: Tax Fraud - ask the  IRS ) (MORE)
All humans are sinners whether whistleblowers or not. In general, exposing wrongdoing and protecting others is an honorable course of action, but it won't make you a sai…nt. (MORE)
The major disadvantage is think of in whislteblowing is that one may have a hard time finding work in the field in the future. Especially, if it is with a company that is doin…g shady business. The advantage is that it stops people/companies from committing fraudulent acts. There are protections set in place to help out whistleblowers. These protections were set up to protect those whom report wrongdoing. If it were not for whistleblowers many financial scams would have gone unnoticed. The potential for increased loss of money for many goes up as times goes on.(MORE)
well first of all a whistle blower is a plain out snitch an the inform the government about rebel groups anti government supporters and this isn't some secret spy who sneaks a…round at night this could be a guy walking down the street and over hears you and your friend bad mouthing the president an he'll go snitch (MORE)
This could be a difficult question to answer. The law gives little protection to those who feel that the employees of the company have a right to know what is going on, someti…mes even if it is not honest. Some people may think that their 'personal integrity' within that company may be at risk. The answer is that the situation should be discussed, in confidence, with a reliable manager. The alleged problem may affect different people in different ways, such as fraud, and health and safety violations. All company's should have some form of complaint system, so that the problem may be reported, and the reporter should enjoy absolute confidentially. (MORE)
The word whistleblowers refer to someone who betrays their company to turn them into a government or other oversight agency when they unveil a unsafe or illegal activity.
The movie The Whistleblower was first released in 2011. It was first released on DVD in August 2011. The movie was directed by Larysa Kondracki and starred Rachel Weisz.