"They" Don't Like Rats - Ghislaine Maxwell Learns What Could Be Brutal Lesson

"Ghislaine Maxwell is living in constant fear of a brutal beatdown behind bars after she ratted out two violent Cuban inmates for trying to extort her ..." - The Daily Mail, May 31, 2023.

Unless Maxwell can exit the whole correctional system, she is doomed. Even if she could pull off a transfer to another facility she probably would still not be able to duck inmate justice inflicted on rats. Had Maxwell not come from a privileged background she would have known that. On the street the snitch winds up in the ditch - or with gum in their hair. Rent the movie "A Bronx Tale." Those who keep their mouths shut usually are rewarded. 

As a career coach that's exactly what I tell my clients about handling a beef in professional life: Hold off on the official complaints. Otherwise, "they" will get you. The "they" could be management, peers, or subordinates. If you are "stuck there” snitching is not an option. Recall what happened to all those women who had reported sexual harassment, even after #MeToo. It’s another situation if you are able to parachute into another context where “they” can’t get you.

So here we are, reflecting on the wisdom of not pursuing truth, justice, and the American Way. It is interesting to analyze now Leon Black's public behavior when the world vilified him for his association with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. He didn't turn on Epstein. That means two things. One, Black sent a message of loyalty. Don’t you want someone like that on your network! And two, he preserved an infrastructure which could be helpful to him in a comeback. 

Black is well-positioned for that. That is, a comeback. The high-profile lawsuit against him by his former mistress Guzel Ganieva has been tossed. And so many other movers and shakers recently have been outed as Friends of Jeffrey. 

Meanwhile, the old cliche is playing out: Whatever scandal happens the woman usually gets the worst of it. Maxwell is suffering more directly than most of the males in the Epstein loop. Even Black, who took it on the chin, didn’t wind up behind bars.

In the slammer Maxwell should have played it differently. My hunch is that over in Texas, the new guest of the state Elizabeth Holmes will be more skillful than Maxwell in navigating the inmate culture. The odds are that she would never rat. Sure, she will probably get roughed up but not badly.

What is your career story? Or, what do you assume it is? That narrative may be ot-of-date and holding you back.

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