Ryan Knudson

And so these are situations where he was saying something needs to change inside the airplane. There's a problem that needs to be fixed. And his own bosses were saying, no, it doesn't.

Boeing said the company carefully investigates concerns and said, quote, we take action to address any validated issue. Barnett said in his deposition that many of his superiors and colleagues didn't seem to care about policies and procedures the way he did.

Boeing said the company carefully investigates concerns and said, quote, we take action to address any validated issue. Barnett said in his deposition that many of his superiors and colleagues didn't seem to care about policies and procedures the way he did.

Boeing said the company carefully investigates concerns and said, quote, we take action to address any validated issue. Barnett said in his deposition that many of his superiors and colleagues didn't seem to care about policies and procedures the way he did.

He recalled a meeting where he told a group of mechanics that documenting production of an airplane was just as important as the airplane itself. Barnett said the whole room burst out laughing. Barnett also testified that his bosses said things in meetings like, we've got to work this weekend because Barnett found an issue.

He recalled a meeting where he told a group of mechanics that documenting production of an airplane was just as important as the airplane itself. Barnett said the whole room burst out laughing. Barnett also testified that his bosses said things in meetings like, we've got to work this weekend because Barnett found an issue.

He recalled a meeting where he told a group of mechanics that documenting production of an airplane was just as important as the airplane itself. Barnett said the whole room burst out laughing. Barnett also testified that his bosses said things in meetings like, we've got to work this weekend because Barnett found an issue.

He said his superiors pressured him to stop putting so many of the problems he found in writing, but he refused to comply. Here he is talking about that in a Netflix documentary.

He said his superiors pressured him to stop putting so many of the problems he found in writing, but he refused to comply. Here he is talking about that in a Netflix documentary.

He said his superiors pressured him to stop putting so many of the problems he found in writing, but he refused to comply. Here he is talking about that in a Netflix documentary.

They don't want anything documented. Boeing said employees are, quote, empowered and encouraged to report any concern with safety and quality. Barnett's brother Rodney says Barnett told him Boeing managers said he needed to ease up on his requirements.

They don't want anything documented. Boeing said employees are, quote, empowered and encouraged to report any concern with safety and quality. Barnett's brother Rodney says Barnett told him Boeing managers said he needed to ease up on his requirements.

They don't want anything documented. Boeing said employees are, quote, empowered and encouraged to report any concern with safety and quality. Barnett's brother Rodney says Barnett told him Boeing managers said he needed to ease up on his requirements.

Boeing said it had a zero-tolerance policy for employees signing off on inspections they hadn't done, and that there are ways employees can report claims about this. The company said Barnett never raised any valid claims of this nature.

Boeing said it had a zero-tolerance policy for employees signing off on inspections they hadn't done, and that there are ways employees can report claims about this. The company said Barnett never raised any valid claims of this nature.

Boeing said it had a zero-tolerance policy for employees signing off on inspections they hadn't done, and that there are ways employees can report claims about this. The company said Barnett never raised any valid claims of this nature.

According to his performance reviews, which were discussed at length in his deposition, it seems like Barnett's managers thought he could be difficult to work with. In those reviews, they said Barnett had operational knowledge, but that they wanted him to be more adaptable and to talk with colleagues in person about how to solve problems, rather than sending emails.

According to his performance reviews, which were discussed at length in his deposition, it seems like Barnett's managers thought he could be difficult to work with. In those reviews, they said Barnett had operational knowledge, but that they wanted him to be more adaptable and to talk with colleagues in person about how to solve problems, rather than sending emails.

According to his performance reviews, which were discussed at length in his deposition, it seems like Barnett's managers thought he could be difficult to work with. In those reviews, they said Barnett had operational knowledge, but that they wanted him to be more adaptable and to talk with colleagues in person about how to solve problems, rather than sending emails.

Barnett was insistent on following policies and procedures down to the letter. His bosses wanted him to be a team player and just get the work done. They said he needed to learn the art of, quote, working in the gray areas. In the South Carolina plant, Barnett started to get lower scores on his reviews.