Thank you for your comment :) These sure are damn interesting times, aren't they?
I've decided for my part that if an offer is extended, I will accept it on the condition that everyone understand from the outset that I am not vaccinated, and will not be vaccinated until 2022 (when the infertility data in theory will be available). I will give part of the real reason as the "excuse" - that my husband and I would like to have another child sometime in the next 5 years. (Disclosing this is actually two strikes against me as an employee, as I'm sure you know.) I will tell them I'm willing to scrupulously follow every protocol in the office for the other members to "feel safe", including working proportionally more hours from my home office (bedroom). But I will also ask that if they decide as a result that I am not a good fit for the company or team culture, that they rescind the offer. This will both prevent any nasty surprises for them, which I feel is respectful, and keep me in line with the unemployment rules - barely, but I'd like to respect them too as much as is possible. It's about keeping my dignity intact, and my ethics, to the degree that it is possible anyway. (I also wouldn't disclose for an occasional outdoor event, because, come ON.) I am incredibly fortunate that this job is not essential for my family to eat right now, and if it was, there would be a different calculus.
If they reject me, all I have to fear would be the lack of understanding and probably rage from my extended family, who would probably have killed someone back in the day to guarantee me a salaried middle-class job in a good company. I don't expect it will be possible for them to understand why I would turn it down, for any reason. (Thank the gods, I have an understanding spouse on this point, another extreme privilege.) Therefore I must follow Levi's commandment "...to be silent!" Besides, I have another interview pending for a good-sounding position early next week, which would start out remote.
It's ridiculous how much privilege and freedom I still have, all things considered, and I am deeply grateful for it. I would be in terror if I had college-age kids getting pressured into this to attend the next semester :(
At the same time, I can absolutely feel the universe telling me "Hurry, hurry, if you're going to keep your 'contract' with your next child's soul...!" There isn't much more time, for many reasons, to have this baby, and I'm counting down the days until the agreed-upon time when we can start trying to conceive (September). That will be a whole new set of challenges in itself...
I sincerely hope and pray that this ridiculous moment in our society, too, will pass - as quickly and peacefully as possible, please...!
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Date: 11 Jul 2021 16:42 (UTC)I've decided for my part that if an offer is extended, I will accept it on the condition that everyone understand from the outset that I am not vaccinated, and will not be vaccinated until 2022 (when the infertility data in theory will be available). I will give part of the real reason as the "excuse" - that my husband and I would like to have another child sometime in the next 5 years. (Disclosing this is actually two strikes against me as an employee, as I'm sure you know.) I will tell them I'm willing to scrupulously follow every protocol in the office for the other members to "feel safe", including working proportionally more hours from my home office (bedroom). But I will also ask that if they decide as a result that I am not a good fit for the company or team culture, that they rescind the offer. This will both prevent any nasty surprises for them, which I feel is respectful, and keep me in line with the unemployment rules - barely, but I'd like to respect them too as much as is possible. It's about keeping my dignity intact, and my ethics, to the degree that it is possible anyway. (I also wouldn't disclose for an occasional outdoor event, because, come ON.) I am incredibly fortunate that this job is not essential for my family to eat right now, and if it was, there would be a different calculus.
If they reject me, all I have to fear would be the lack of understanding and probably rage from my extended family, who would probably have killed someone back in the day to guarantee me a salaried middle-class job in a good company. I don't expect it will be possible for them to understand why I would turn it down, for any reason. (Thank the gods, I have an understanding spouse on this point, another extreme privilege.) Therefore I must follow Levi's commandment "...to be silent!" Besides, I have another interview pending for a good-sounding position early next week, which would start out remote.
It's ridiculous how much privilege and freedom I still have, all things considered, and I am deeply grateful for it. I would be in terror if I had college-age kids getting pressured into this to attend the next semester :(
At the same time, I can absolutely feel the universe telling me "Hurry, hurry, if you're going to keep your 'contract' with your next child's soul...!" There isn't much more time, for many reasons, to have this baby, and I'm counting down the days until the agreed-upon time when we can start trying to conceive (September). That will be a whole new set of challenges in itself...
I sincerely hope and pray that this ridiculous moment in our society, too, will pass - as quickly and peacefully as possible, please...!