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Tell them to subpoena you - then the choice to testify is not yours any more. You'll have to. But you can tell future employers that you were forced, if you'd like to.
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This is smart. Guilty as sin or not, testifying against an employer seems risky for one's career. You want to be able to explain to future employers what happened in a manner that takes personal character assessment out of the equation: somebody broke the law and you got a subpoena. EDIT: I've worked at some shops that were "cultish" and would look at testifying without a subpoena as not being part of the team. Fucke…
> Fucked up, but organizations are often so. You can choose not to be a part of these organizations.
Mortgage, kids... Sometimes you need a paycheck.
When the end comes and you look back on your life, how will reflect on the choices you made? I would testify. Consider that the law firm can subpoena you. If the choose to do that you would have no choice but to testify - or rather, you could be prosecuted if you choose not to.
Let's be realistic: there are many companies that won't hire you after this. The question is, are those the companies that you want to work for? It's a tough choice, of course. You mention that the company you worked at is popular here on Hacker News. So let's assume we are talking about Apple or Google or perhaps AirBnB. So from now on, when people look up your name, they will see something like "Testified against A…
People are going to lie to you and tell you they wouldn't hold it against you. But they would.
Tell them to subpoena you - then the choice to testify is not yours any more. You'll have to. But you can tell future employers that you were forced, if you'd like to.
Perfect, unless they're threatening to prosecute you as well if you don't cooperate. Otherwise, explain the situation to the prosecutor and detective and ask to be subpoenaed. They'd likely be happy to comply.
There is no single perfect advice anyone can give. This is my off-the-cuff sense for what my own thought process would be.
Tell them to subpoena you - then the choice to testify is not yours any more. You'll have to. But you can tell future employers that you were forced, if you'd like to.
When the end comes and you look back on your life, how will reflect on the choices you made? I would testify. Consider that the law firm can subpoena you. If the choose to do that you would have no choice but to testify - or rather, you could be prosecuted if you choose not to.
Presumably in California USA you can be forced to take the stand as witness but not compelled to bear testimony or indeed speak? (eg http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-rights/fifth-amendment-... penultimate heading).
Also it is the right against SELF incrimination. One can be compelled to incriminate others.