FTA: The reason? In most states, if a person is fired with cause for violating company policy - such as mandatory vaccinations - they are not entitled to unemployment benefits and payments.
"Even something as simple as a dress code that says you have to wear a tie, and that's the company's policy, and you say, 'I don't believe in wearing a tie, so I'm not going to do it.' That's insubordination," says John T. Harrington, Principal at The Employment Law Group. "It's misconduct, and it would likely disqualify you from receiving unemployment benefits."
Harrington said there are only two exemptions to a vaccination requirement - medical or religious. In both cases, however, exemptions are determined on a case-by-case basis with employers. Just because one employee is granted a religious exemption, it doesn't mean that will extend to anyone else.
When I was "let go" some years ago I "borrowed" the company's customer database on a floppy disk on my last day. I mailshot all the customers local to me and told them that the repair department had moved. For the next ten years I made quadruple the money by working for myself.
Consider working for yourself if at all possible. You can keep your overheads low by working from home. In the UK, I was even able to claim a tax rebate by declaring part of my home as my "office". I could also claim for a percentage of the electricity and for stationary and equipment that I had to buy.
Obviously it depends on your location, your skills and your preferences.
I started by listing all income (wife's salary) and outgoing commitments that we couldn't avoid. I cancelled unnecessary subscriptions. When I broke it down I discovered that I personally needed to earn (say) $100 per day, 5 days a week, to survive. I did this easily and a lot more. I fact within 6 months I was earning $400 per day.
I worked from home for the final 21 years of my work life. Best 'job' I ever had. I also started with $100 a day, 5 days a week, as my necessary income and after a few years was making a lot more than that. One can get along on very little if one lives a minimalist life, as I do.
Are you a wizard?