"Henry Spencer" wrote in message
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In article ,
rk wrote:
...knew it was a bad idea. But they were over-ruled by manager-types.
And in response to being overruled, on an issue that they thought was
very
serious, indeed life or death... they shut up.
"Ve vas chust following orders!"

...Mind you, it's not easy at all in that situation...

Agreed. I would be much less irritated by someone who said "it was a
difficult situation, and I was under a lot of pressure, and so I did the
wrong thing and kept quiet". What really irks me is to hear "I was
overruled, so it's not my fault". That's what the concentration-camp
guards said.

Saying "I did all I could without actually risking personal hardship" is
no fun. It's much more satisfying to say "I did all I could". But it's a
lie.


so what would you have done, Henry? Be specific.