I don't feel as much vitriol towards people who were pressured into taking the shot, did so, and then kept their mouths shut about it, not hassling other people who refused it. I feel bad for them- I either pity the ones who were dumb enough to believe it was some magical cure that was going to save the world only if everyone got it, or I feel downright awful for the folks who were given the choice of "abandon career/business you spent your whole life building or get the fucking shot".
That pressure really wears at people. Almost had me, I was essentially offered a bribe by my company- they offered me something I'd wanted for a long time, under the condition that I went out and got the shot. Said they were concerned I wouldn't be able to work, come January 8th or w/e the date they kept saying was. All the sleepless nights, wondering wtf I'm going to do, having this thing I wanted dangled in front of me, I actually decided that I was going to cave in.
Then, on my drive home from work that day, I thought about it more, and I got pissed, realizing what they were trying to pull with me. So I came back in the next day and said "Nope, not getting it, January will come and we'll see what you have to do", bearing in mind that suddenly losing me would be literally debilitating for my branch of the company for... potentially ever. I kept that in my thoughts as I resisted the pressure, then the "deadline" came and went, company totally dropped the whole thing... for everyone.
I've got people bitter towards me because they caved in and got it, got sick from it, had to take time off. I kept telling them, "No, don't do it, we're a small team, if we stand together in solidarity, we have a lot of pull over this, trust me, this is an experimental drug they're asking us to take, there's no way this will hold up." But they all bitched out and caved in, all but me.
And I wasn't even being an asshole about it, or talking about how I didn't believe in covid as it was being presented- my argument was "Normally, drugs undergo at least 15 years of trials before being used on people in large amounts, because it can take decades for side effects to emerge. Nothing like this shot has ever been used before, and knowing that, I am concerned about potentially life-altering or life-ending side effects that may occur 10, 20, 30 years down the road, or possible birth defects in my children." I sort of presented it as if I was willing to get it when I was absolutely sure it was safe (I wasn't).
Feel like a bit of a badass for putting up with all that and coming out the other end, unshot.
I don't feel as much vitriol towards people who were pressured into taking the shot, did so, and then kept their mouths shut about it, not hassling other people who refused it. I feel bad for them- I either pity the ones who were dumb enough to believe it was some magical cure that was going to save the world only if everyone got it, or I feel downright awful for the folks who were given the choice of "abandon career/business you spent your whole life building or get the fucking shot".
I agree with that, it's the smug cunts that I am fine with dying of it.
Almost had me...
I know how you feel, I turned down a quarter million per year job over it. I never considered getting it or anything and immediately said after they offered it and it was part of the employment contract they would have to strike their clause about it (for a remote job, no less) and they refused. I grew up dirt poor so turning down that kind of money was both painful and exhilarating knowing I was sticking to my guns about it.
All that just makes me hate the smug fags who were bragging about supposed "anti-vaxxers" dying (lol no) even more.
I almost lost a good paying job for it. I told them I wasn't going to take it. They were pleasant about it but insisted, offered for me to try and get medical excemption.
kike Dr. whom I'll never go back to was obviously pro vax. I called a few other places and they were all insulted I asked. Fuck them! So never got exemption.
New employer said if it becomes mandatory they'd have to fire me. I said ok we'll see what happens. I've been there almost a year. So many people I work with are constantly getting sick.
One 20 year old at my work died, he wasn't fat or anything, definitely vaxxed. Another was out for 8 months unable to work. The rest are constantly getting sick now too.
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