Two former sales representatives of Amgen,a biotech company,alleged the company strongly encouraged its sales force to search confidential medical records in physician's offices in an attempt to find names of patients that would benefit from the use of Amgen's drug Enbrel,a treatment for psoriasis.After reporting this practice,these two people sued Amgen,claiming they did not go along with the scheme because they objected to it as being unethical.Soon after,one of the reps was fired and the other resigned after receiving a poor performance review.These two people are
A)scabs.
B)cronies.
C)whistle-blowers.
D)contrarians.
E)ombudsmen.

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These former sales representatives are whistle-blowers as they reported the unethical practice of searching confidential medical records to find potential customers for Amgen's drug and subsequently sued the company after facing negative consequences for not going along with the scheme.

Two Former Sales Representatives of Amgen,a Biotech Company,alleged the Company