I'm making this post, after an incredibly stressful couple of weeks. I work for a drug rehab, and I absolutely love doing this job. I go in, and it hardly feels like work. So imagine my horror when my cushy position of supporting people and being what feels like a non essential health care worker has some added policy about being Covid-19 vaccinated.
Let me make something clear. I had just gotten this job recently after being unemployed for 9 months. (California hasn't been doing too great) I was struggling big time and had a few nice paychecks to go off of. I had quite literally every single pro going for me. The pay was great for entry level, with a review, and raise after 3 months. Very close to home, so hardly any use of car. Mask mandates that we don't care to follow. A real people person job where the residents learned your name and appreciated you being there in their time of need. Possible upward mobility with current staff on night shift wanting to leave in future, even the supervisor position. Basically a dream come true.
I thought long and hard, and was about to be just like screw it, I'll get the stupid thing. But there's something so grotesque in my mind about this whole thing, a feeling I could never shake. And so with that came my willingness to lose my job and go back to joe nobody who was unemployed, and struggling. It's California, and I knew a Christian religious exemption would be hard pressed to be approved. So I essentially was about to put in my 2 weeks to my boss. When a feeling told me to at least try to obtain the religious exemption, even if it was likely to fail, as Christianity has been dragged through the mud by so many evil people.
I sent the email, and this is what I got back.
"Good afternoon Anon, you don't have to get the vaccine."
HR
This was a miracle, and on my mind it was a test. God was absolutely watching. I feel this was his way of saying thank you for standing up for me, and standing up for what you believe in. And I can't describe the immense joy I felt when realizing I wouldn't lose my job. Anyhow that's my story, I hope it convinces all of you to be wary of this brand new vaccine, when treatments such Hydroxy chloroquine are on the market. It just made no sense when there's an illness with an effective treatment for it, and 99.5 survivability. I'm not 100% Antivax, but I'm 100% anti this vax. If you're religious, pray to our lord, and let him into your heart. Don't ever be afraid. I held my ground and was prepared to lose it all in the name of my Lord and savior, as to not have an invasive vaccine in my body that he himself would not approve.
And then everybody clapped. 100% bullshit.
No such thing as “mandatory” vaccination. Even the military is voluntary.
Source: I was able to receive the Moderna vaccine as a contractor because so many military personnel turned it down.
You believe what you wanna believe pal, private organization with private policy requesting all employees receive the Moderna Vaccine, with religious exemptions, and medical exemptions included. Paid for in full by company and adminstered by nursing staff onsite who work for drug rehabs facility. I respect your skepticism, as it seems like everybody's lying at this point. Don't care if you believe me, also don't really blame you for not believing me since we all get gaslit every single day. I absolutely wish it was bullshit, never wanted to have to deal with it in the first place.
Dear Colleagues:
Our first responsibility as a healthcare business is the safety of our employees, our patients, and our community. In accordance with (Redacted)'s duty to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards, we are adopting this vaccination policy to safeguard the health of our employees and clients from COVID-19. This policy will comply with all applicable laws and is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health authorities.
Employees will be notified of the type of COVID-19 vaccinations covered by this policy and the timeframe for having the vaccine administered. We will provide onsite access to the vaccine at our (Redacted) location.
(Redacted) will cover the costs of covered vaccines under this policy. All employees will be paid for time taken to receive vaccinations and will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in getting vaccinated (such as the cost of transportation to get to the (Redacted) location for employees who do not regularly work there). Additionally, to the extent an employee suffers any adverse side effects from receipt of a vaccine, the Company will provide the employee with an additional day of paid time off that does not affect the employee’s accrued amounts of paid time off.
All employees working in healthcare settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials are required to receive the vaccination unless a reasonable accommodation is approved. Employees who receive a COVID-19 vaccine from a third-party may submit documentation of the receipt of a vaccine to demonstrate compliance with this policy. Employees not in compliance with this policy will be placed on unpaid leave until their employment status is determined by the human resources department. This policy does not apply to patients or visitors.
Employees in need of an exemption from this policy due to a medical reason, disability, or because of a sincerely held religious belief must submit a completed Request for Accommodation form to the human resources department to begin the interactive accommodation process as soon as possible. Employees may be required to provide documentation regarding their need for a reasonable accommodation as part of this process. Accommodations will be granted where they do not cause (Redacted) undue hardship or pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others.
The Company reserves the right to modify this policy in its sole discretion.
We strongly believe that this is the best path forward as a company, prioritizing the safety of all employees and their families. Please direct any questions regarding this policy to the human resources department. Thank you for your cooperation!
And here it is, word for word from the email. Just in case you were curious what their words were.
For some reason I didn't have to go through the accommodation process, was just sent the email I said in the original post, after making my statement to HR, and that was it, thus some kind of miracle. As I really should not have gotten by this so lightly. I was sweating bullets just waiting to fight tooth and nail with HR.
Also tried to change it all to patients but got sloppy. They're indeed referred to as clients rather than patients. Was just trying to do this for even more anonymity sake, but too late. Oh well there's tons of rehabs here anyways, everything else is Redacted. And you get the picture.