That depends on context. By yourself perhaps no but when other people in your department start joining in and confirming the same misconduct and then people external from your company but with legit business connections to said company are also saying the same thing then yeah perhaps it is legit AF right? Then surly you should look into it and not dismiss it out of hand? Plus if your head of the department like David was, then if the head of department is reporting misconduct you take that seriously wouldn't you?I’ve passed like 100x background checks so presumably that makes what I say legit AF right?
If all those people, then start offering up evidence as well do you just dismiss it out of hand?
Its kind of like a finance guy working in a finance company is going, hey there is some dodgy dealing going on here. Then his finance colleagues go hey I have seen that too. Then the head of department puts in a whistle blower complaint about the misconduct. Then they offer up the data to the investigation team who go yeah, I see what you mean those concerns are valid. Next comes Felon going on and on about we shouldn't believe them and shouldn't look into what they are saying as its just a scam to sell a book.
The context of who these people are and where they work matter. If any of this is real these are precisely the people who would be whistleblowing. The fact they are whistleblowing and offering up evidence to the investigation teams shouldn't be dismissed as a joke.
I know I am repeating myself but I dont know how else to explain it to you. Try this method. If Person A at the pub says I worked at a classified SAP and X, Y, Z happened you shouldn't just believe them, that's not credible. But when Person B says they worked at a classified SAP and it tuns out after a background check they did work at the classified SAP then they say X, Y, Z happened then you look into it more and there colleagues back them up. Then you look into it some more and more whistleblowers come forward offering evidence. Well that is more credible. Then you dont do what you are doing and just dismiss it as a joke and write it of as they are just trying to sell books.