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by protein_lense 1428 days ago
I would love to work!

I lost 2 jobs in biotech due to vaccine mandates. I'm consulting presently, but may need to completely change careers if the situation stays this way. That or find a startup where the founders care more about talent than optics.

I'm improving my python skills and studying machine learning, but I world rather be doing wet lab experiments.
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galfarragem 1428 days ago
> I would love to work

Nope. You (we) would love to follow a passion. There’s a ton of under-staffed and under-payed restaurants and factories. Do you still want to work?

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Elinvynia 1428 days ago
Your choice lead to the loss of two jobs, to be clear.
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asdff 1428 days ago
At the end of the day your decision not to vaccinate is potentially putting other workers at risk so that's why its not being tolerated. If you find an employer that is willing to slack off on mandates, they are probably going to be slacking off on a lot of other employee protections that you'd like to have in your favor.
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protein_lense 1428 days ago
It is disappointing to see that so many (otherwise smart people) think that the first generation covid 'vaccines' (yes, the ones cdc had to change the definition of vaccine for) stop transmission. They don't - hence the argument that one should have to take them to 'protect' ones coworkers falls apart.

Be honest and reflect for a minute on how many people you know who have gotten covid recently. Do you think they all got it from unvaccinated people? Why are the majority of the mutations in spike protein then? Could it be selective pressure applied by a vaccine that was leaky from the start?

I'm sorry but mandating an experimental new drug is unethical, so yes I chose to adhere to my principles and I accept the consequences. My point was some people are out of the work force due to these unethical mandates.

ETA I have taken all other vaccines courses, participated in a different experimental vaccine clinical trial (where I felt comfortable making informed consent) and sat on the safety committees of at least 4 different biotech companies for some perspective.

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manuelabeledo 1428 days ago
> I lost 2 jobs in biotech due to vaccine mandates...

Good.

I'm sorry, but biotech is likely one of the last places I would want someone to not be vaccinated.

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