An Insider Revealed Nissan's Secrets, Then Faced Its Wrath

Nissan Motor Co.’s former top lawyer, who led an internal investigation into alleged financial misconduct by Carlos Ghosn, said he endured retaliation, demotions and even surveillance of his family after questioning the integrity of the probe. Former Global General Counsel Ravinder Passi, speaking for the first time about the fallout from the arrest of Nissan’s celebrated ex-chairman, describes a corporate culture rife with fear, intrigue and reprisals for those who step out of line.

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[fadhil_m]

As the saying goes, vacation in japan is heavenly, but living and working in japan is a hell no

[aadityabrahmbhatt]

_"Love your job, but never fall in love with your company because you never know when the company stops loving you"_
- Narayana Murthy

[blackflagnation]

The fact that none of the Japanese executives at Nissan, who not only signed off on all of Ghosn's compensation agreements but also took part in lining their pockets, have been charged with anything speaks volumes.

[SimplyVanis]

Nissan - "Hey, lets get an investigator to figure out what's happening"
few months later.
Nissan - "I don't like what I see, get rid of him by any means necessary!"

[JippaJ]

This story just keeps on giving. This has to turn into a movie.

[jostimantatarigan]

this is just disgusting. An honest employee being harassed just because he dug a little deeper.

[ryanacehigh]

Such a shame for a company with a rich history. As they say a fish rots from the head down.

[JerjerB]

I worked for a Japanese company for 12 years, in Tokyo. I won't name names because they have long, yakuza arms... Needless to say, it is WORSE than what this video shows. There is actual violence.

[alarriag]

Every now and then I come across an article, story or documentary to remind me that there's no such thing as "corporate loyalty". I'm very thankful for them.

[Throughthelurkingglass]

If you've bought an Altima with a CVT, you would want him arrested too

[herchannel]

Ah... i remember how it feels when u love your job, smiling every morning, trust your boss, seniors....then ...they 'run', leave you, betrayed you....and u just stood there. After 9 years, and sick of that company, i had to leave....but then i cried inside.... because actually i never have problem with the job, i remember when i had an interview there, chased train and bus just to get to the office on time, had lunch with everyone on my team. I just hate the boss, the management. Toxic, corrupt, nepotism, greedy. Etc.

[raidensears]

Had an offer from Sony as intern in Japan, very tempting but I remembered Japan is basically the shittiest place to work.

[macnet]

Nissan's board of directors looks like a wasps' nest...but it's great that these things are made public. Ravi was very brave.

[Kintizen]

This is why, when ever you got evidence. Make backups and have a deadman switch.

[-umph]

Fun fact, in japan 97% of trials end in convictions, so everyone takes plea deals. Because you can't fight the japan legal system. Once you are accused you are guilty no matter how rich or famous you are there's no way out of it. Japan is actually kind of scary in some ways.

In America people take plea deals for similar reasons but the judge does not tell you you're guilty the moment you walk into the courtroom, and if you choose to fight in court you have decent odds if you are innocent. Especially if you have money.

[theylied]

A lot of people don't know this, but in 2019 The Japanese Government proposed a Corporate Bailout for Nissan so that Nissan could have a merger with Honda. Part One was to have Honda Merge with Nissan. Part Two was for the Japanese Government to pay Renault for its shares in Nissan to get Nissan out of that partnership. The result: Honda had three meetings with Nissan executives and Honda came out of the last meeting stating that they would NOT be able to fix the internal problems at Nissan.

[GARBO]

So what I'm hearing is everybody at the top was taking money they weren't supposed to take and they just blame the foreigner. (This is not racism I'm not talking about his color, I'm talking about where he was born. learn the difference between racism and prejudice)

[hailsatyr]

I worked in a Japanese company for almost 2 years, but eventually I had to find a foreign company in Japan to work in. The corporate mentality is just different.

[teamstevensonGenEric]

Scary reality of the world - when you do your job in a moral, ethical, and professional way only to realize the company you are doing it for has none of those things.