Is that a dynamic they have? I haven’t worked at Big Bank but I’ve worked in finance a few times and at those places and other industries I’ve worked in reporting anything to HR wouldn’t necessarily get direct consequences but you would permanently be on their radar and have to work to rule after that

I’ve worked at a big bank and other large financial service organizations.

The karmic cost / benefit is all worked out then.

I worked at a big bank and it definitely did not.