And not necessarily false claims. True claims may not be “whistleblowing” (actionably illegal issues), just violations of non-disclosure agreements. Fast-moving high-pressure projects may very well face “production inefficiencies and delays”, normal real-world issues, the details of which are nobody else’s business and which the ex-employee likely agreed to not divulge.
that’s exactly right!
Not every employee grievance/gripe/moan is whistleblowing. I don’t like how that rhetorical sleight of hand can attach to stuff that the employee should not be doing, and to your point, may have agreed not to do!
Promise breaker is the term that applies to those people, not whistleblower!