Monday, December 12, 2022

Unsolicited career advice for conservatives

 1. I think you should get vaccinated so as to prevent possible sickness and missed work. But  maybe you either disagree with the science, or you are trying to prove some kind of point. Maybe you actually do have a health issue in which vaccination is contraindicated. Moving on.

2. Try to acquire skills that let you work from home. Learning to code might be a place to start. Other ways to work from home include customer service, tech support, and social media specialist. Avoid any of that multi-level marketing crap.

3. If  you won't get vaccinated and you can't work from home, that means you'll have to work around other people. Maybe you have some sort of assurance that you can keep your current job for as long as you need it. But if that's not the case, then you should expect to be speaking with HR reps within the next couple years. Some employers, such as healthcare providers, will have vaccine requirements posted up front. Other employers might not say up front that they want you to be vaccinated, but they still might review any publicly viewable social media presence that you have. If they see antivax memes on your timeline, they might decide to choose a different candidate over you. Remember that vaccination is a personal choice. You wouldn't tell an HR rep that you like boxers over briefs, or that you had Skittles for breakfast instead of cereal. Yes, pro-vax people like me can be insufferable. We feel that vaccination is a matter of public health, so we made our decision public. You on the other hand, made a personal decision. Keep your personal decisions to yourself.

4. Conventional wisdom holds that if the economy is good during an election year, then the President usually gets re-elected. The pandemic and its unfortunate economic consequences no doubt played a role in Donald Trump's defeat in 2020. It stands to reason that if the economy is good in 2024, then Joe Biden will likely be re-elected. Pretending that somebody else is President might cause an employer to question your sanity. 

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