Did Dennis do the right thing? Explain.

Dennis just got hired after not working for two years following his reporting of financial statement fraud by his previous employer. Dennis was treated as an outcast and ultimately fired after the company “trumped up” some unsubstantiated claims of poor performance. Dennis fought the dismissal in court as wrongful termination but lost. It was two difficult years during which time his marriage broke up. In order to get hired for the new job, Dennis felt compelled to shade the truth about why he left the job. Here is what Dennis told the recruiter when asked whether he had left the company because of any differences: “I didn’t feel as though there was a good growth path and that it didn’t make sense to stay somewhere that wasn’t going to work out for me.” Did Dennis do the right thing? Explain.