Update on the situation at my work- To recap, there were 3 of us hold-outs for the vax and we all went to the Monday meeting and were told we'd be reassigned and not allowed in the hospital where we may come into contact with patients. Not a problem for two of us, we work in the power plant and have zero patient contact. The 3rd person works specifically in the hospital in and has to go into patient areas numerous times during his shift. He was told his reassignment would be to work with us in the power plant and not go to the hospital for any reason other than weekly Covid testing. He was not happy to hear this because he loves his office job and hates the power plant. I'm the complete opposite and have no desire to work in an office in the hospital (did it for 3 months for my training). To each their own.
The next day the 3rd guy called in sick for his first full day in the power plant. I thought it was odd, he seemed fine the day before. Then I find out he caved and went and got the first shot. This allows him to remain in his office job in the hospital.
I am beyond disgusted with him and his choice to get the jab. He and I are good work friends and have had many conversations about this BS pandemic and have similar feelings toward the mandate. He's a smart guy, reads a lot, follows politics, has his own opinion about our country and the current situation. He and I are very like minded on many topics and have had great in depth discussions over the years.
He has a wife and 5 kids that are home schooled. Well before we knew about the Monday meeting outcome I told him that he needed to do what was best for him and his family. If they are going to suspend us then get the shot, I won't judge or give you sh!t for that decision. You need to feed your family. I have a different situation with my LRS stuff so getting suspended would actually be beneficial for me at this time of year.
He chose to do what was best for him and him alone. He doesn't want to work in the power plant, plain and simple. He still had a job, same pay, same day shift schedule, just a different set of responsibilities, which would cut into his YouTube time all day long.
I saw him this morning when I was getting ready to leave and he said something but I ignored him. I was driving out of the plant and he walked toward my car waving me down but I kept driving. I have nothing to say to him at this point. If we had been reassigned to mop duty, toilet cleaning, or parking lot sweeping I'd understand not wanting to change job responsibilities. I couldn't do any of those things without going nuts. But that didn't happen. He was reassigned to a different location, same parking lot, doing the duties of a Stationary Engineer II, which is our job title and where he began his career.
He didn't get the vax to keep his job, he did it to keep his office and YouTube. Disappointing.
Two nights ago the nurses had the same 'non-vaxed' meeting that we had. I know this because another Engineer had to unlock the conference room (we have master keys) and let the staff and nurses inside. This meeting was for the night shift nursing staff. I was told there were about 20-25 nurses there for 'reassignment'. Not sure what happened to them and haven't heard any news at all. I have no idea how many nurses are on shift at night here but I'd guess that 20-25 is a large portion of the total night staff.
