Our news on employee resignations due to vaccine

[leftyladyfrommo]

mandates is really skewed.

The headline was that dozens of Truman Medical were leaving because of the requirement to get vaccinated.

39 people resigned.

Truman Medical has 5,000 employees.

[hibbing]

1. Same with United yesterday n/t

[JohnSJ]

2. They did the same garbage with United Airlines, making it appear that all these

employees were refusing the vaccine, when in reality it was less than 1%

[Klaralven]

3. People may say they will resign to pollsters, but they won't give up the paycheck.

[Johnny2X2X]

4. We're heading down this road too

Large corporation, they take a little time to put policy in place. We have 300,000 employees. Our site leader spoke yesterday on the subject and they will be enforcing a vaccine mandate, but they're still working on the details and the staff is all working from home anyways right now.

Biden gave them a reason and cover though, and they're going to take advantage of it. I know several people who will quit over it, but I suspect the job prospects for them will not be as bright as they think unless they're vaccinated.

And remember, right now 76% of US adults are vaccinated with at least 1 shot, so we're really only talking about less than 1 in 4 people that are causing all the trouble. Watching the news, you'd think it was 50-50.

[fescuerescue]

5. 24% is a big number of non-compliant

It's the source of all our problems.

[BlueIdaho]

16. 24%?

Sounds like Trump’s base. Coincidence?

[Hortensis]

20. :) Not so much, though it must also include non-trumpist crazies,

like a lot of Q types and other nutter and antisocial types. Makes sense that not all trumpists are so self destructive that they'd refuse to get themselves vaccinated.

[BlueIdaho]

31. You mean their are crazy non-Trumpers?

I kid, I kid…

[modrepub]

7. It's Not The Largest That Gets Attention

it's the loudest. Note that the Republican trouble makers in Congress get all the news headlines not the other rank and file or even leaders.

[bullwinkle428]

6. Story about MA state troopers quitting in droves turned out to be ONE

guy that chose to retire rather than get vaccinated.

Only one Massachusetts State Police trooper has left the force because of the state's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, a State Police spokesperson said in an email to The Boston Globe late Monday.

"The Department has been notified by our HR office of one Trooper who has definitively stated he will retire because of the vaccine mandate,” spokesman David Procopio said in an email to the Globe.

“It is our understanding that other Troopers have indicated they may possibly resign or retire for that reason, but as of [Monday evening] we are aware of only the one.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/574111-union-dozens-of-massachusetts-troopers-resigning-over-vaccine-mandate

[BumRushDaShow]

12. I noticed "The Hill"

that is in the same ilk column as "Politico" (but sometimes a notch less dramatic) had issued their "correction" -

Their headline correction -

UPDATED: Massachusetts State Police say only one trooper retired over vaccine mandate

And their mea culpa at the bottom of their updated article -

CORRECTION: Only one state trooper has left the force over the vaccine mandate in Massachusetts, though the State Police Association of Massachusetts says dozens are filing paperwork to do so. An earlier version included incorrect information.

This story was updated at 3:06 p.m.

[moose65]

8. Well, technically....

39 is more than three dozen, so the word "dozens" is technically correct

[lagomorph777]

9. Yup. The headline didn't mention the "thousands" who complied.

Thousands of reasonable people don't make for interesting news, though.

[moose65]

24. Apparently not

I've seen several right wingers post something about Covid like "Why don't they report on the number of people who recovered" or something like that, to which my response is always "It's not news if it's ordinary. You'll never see a headline about the thousands of planes that take off and land safely every day. But you sure as hell will see a story about one that crashes."

[knightmaar]

10. I dunno ...

... I feel like it has to be an exact multiple of 12 to be "dozens".

[moose65]

23. Hmmm. Maybe you're right

How bout "Dozens plus 3"??

[Farmer-Rick]

11. My anti-vaxxer son-in-law has threatened to quit too

His 3 kids don't even have their basic vaccinations and his wife supports him in this stupidity. They go around as if there is no pandemic. A couple of them got sick but the 5 of them are so young they recover quickly and go on.

He's the full support of all of them and he said he would quit if they force him to get vaccinated. I seriously doubt it.

[Hortensis]

21. You're almost certainly right. We've heard some hot air

(from safe social distances) that we don't believe either. Including in our own extended family. Every, to me very predictable, development seems to be unforeseen, so they're feeling embattled and resentful. And of course haven't thought anything through.

In any case, congratulations (albeit premature) on getting him at least vaccinated.

[multigraincracker]

13. I'd guess that Truman Medical has great

medical insurance for its workers. Will they lose it?

[mountain grammy]

14. Yes, the "news" is doing it's usual reporting

by all means scream out those numbers with no context whatsoever. Shameful.

[Rebl2]

15. Question

Is that medical staff or does it include building maintenance as well

[PatrickforB]

17. Right! Thank you. This is what I've been saying. I mean, think about your own

job. For myself, no matter how anti-vax and how pro-ivermectin I was, I would think long and hard about leaving a JOB because I didn't want to get a little shot. And I wouldn't leave. I'd get the shot.

Plus, from the standpoint of employers fearing litigation, a vaccine mandate is a great idea, which most support.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

18. Just as the number of "break-through" infections are reported over and over,

while almost never mentioning that 98% of those hospitalized and dying these days are completely unvaccinated.

Skewed reporting at its best. Or worst, as the case may be.

[leftyladyfrommo]

19. I tried to tell that to some anti vaccers abd was told

I was making statistics up and I couldn't know that.

In July it was 99.5.

But you can't show them articles stating that because These are all fake news.

So screw em. It's hopeless.

[PortTack]

22. Ha! No medical professional should be working in a hospital or care facility without vaccination

[lambchopp59]

30. I wholeheartedly concur

There are an entire battery of vaccinations and/or immunity titers required for any caregiver position. It makes this strictly a political protest from the non-compliant.
The few that have their heels dug in about this manage to bring down the integrity of selfless caregivers everywhere.
I won't miss those who are insisting on their tantrum, not one bit.

[Midnight Writer]

25. I don't know this, but I reckon they are losing poor performers that shouldn't be in the job at all.

Every workplace has some bunghole employees that stir it up over every little thing.

My guess is the ant-vaxxers belong to that group.

In my experience, removing those employees is a win for management and a win for the folks who have to work alongside them.

I doubt they will be missed.

[Initech]

26. Those 39 people doing the wrong thing getting more attention...

Than the 4,960 people who are doing the right thing is seriously fucked up!

[uponit7771]

29. +1, and they don't have any state or federal UI !!

[TFRD]

27. It's mostly BS

I can't count the times I've heard this idle threat during my working career. The only thing I ever took from these threats is the ability to identify people who should not be placed in leadership positions and employees who I would gladly accommodate.

1+1=1

[Tommymac]

28. Old Military Chestnut...if the troops are not complaining about something, then something is wrong.

There will always be a loud minority who moan and complain about something....but in the end they all comply.

That is all.