Most severance packages include this sort of non-disparagement clause. It's not a huge impediment to story telling.
Disparagement tends to be a lose-lose situation. To drag someone down, you often have to sink lower than they are.
I found this story insightful about burnout. But, could care less that was at BCG. I prefer to cut and chose: either named positive feedback or anonymous negative feedback.
It reminds me of this story - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johann-hari/the-dark-side-of-d...
by the same guy who wrote this?? http://tech.mit.edu/V131/N7/yost.html?comments#comments
This is a rerun of one part of a four part series. Here are all four.
1. http://tech.mit.edu/V130/N16/dubai.html 2. http://tech.mit.edu/V130/N17/dubai.html 3. http://tech.mit.edu/V130/N18/dubai.html 4. http://tech.mit.edu/V130/N19/dubai.html