Hey guys, trying to crowdsource some advice here. My mother called me in tears because her job's mandating the vax. Without getting too specific, she works for the federal government and lives in a red state. She's really in a panic because she thinks everyone who gets the jab is gonna die within 5 years. I can't in good conscience recommend she get vaxed, despite that fear likely being overblown, just due to the other potential side effects of this mrna jab.
Anyways, I had no real advice for her. I managed to refrain from being a dick for no reason and saying she should've planned for this months ago when I was worrying about it. But my solution (get fired and live like a neet off savings for a while), isn't going to work for her.
Only advice I could give was:
A) forget about the 30 years you've worked there and try to find a new job
B) hold out as long as possible and hope the mandate's rescinded (unlikely)
C) find a doctor who'll forge a vax pass for you/do it yourself
D) religious exemption, but she's said she can't find any info on how to do that
I'm drawing blanks on anything else, and it's killing me inside to hear my mom so worked up. Sorry about the personal rant, but any advice would be appreciated!
She's overreacting. There is zero reason to take the jab. Resist the mandate, find others who agree with you, and stick together. Act like you are already fired, start saving extra money, and looking at other options for work, but fight them the whole way.
Don't do the religious exemption unless you actually believe it, and definitely don't forge a vax pass. That's just a slave stamp.
Crying over it makes no sense. It's just a job. If it's that important, then this is a good experience for her to learn what her values actually are. I'd rather work at Walmart than be forced to get the shot, and trust me, they are always hiring.