So… Vaccine mandates are all over the news. And I get it. Not everybody thinks it’s a good idea to force people to get a vaccine, even though we force people to get vaccines all the time. But hey, whatever. As the security guard at the corner CVS said to the unruly patron he was throwing out of the place, “You do you buddy, follow your heart.”
I do find one group of people who are objecting to vaccine mandates rather odd, as their upper middle-class privilege is showing.
See, there are some employers that are mandating that you have to get the shot by a certain date, or you will be terminated. Now some celebrities, athletes, and well, white collar workers are shocked and surprised that it’s come to this; termination for not following a company policy.
And my first thought is, “Wow, you’ve never had a low paying job before.”
I remember working at or around minimum wage, and you’d get fired for any reason. Two minutes late; fired. Shirt isn’t starched; fired. Forgot to shave; fired. Boss wants to hire his friend; you’re fired. Need to take a day off to stay with your sick kid; fired. First infraction; fired. No warning; fired. Poor people get fired all the time, and for no reason, or just cause.
This is how the rest of this country works; in fear. That any day, for any reason, you could get laid off, or fired for nothing.
And you are right middle-class white-collar workers, it’s not fair, but it is late-stage capitalism. So just go find another job…
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