My employer sent out an 'anonymous' survey asking all employees for their inoculation status. I have 5 days left to respond.
The survey has 3 options:
- 1: Already got the jab
- 2: Going to get the jab soon
- 3: Not going to get the jab
The office is located in a moderately liberal area in a purple state (60/40 Dem/Rep). It's a large corporation in the finance industry. Most of the employees are highly educated, and therefore more likely to take the shots. But if management fires even 10% of the workforce, it will probably cost them an entire year of profit.
If I don't respond to the survey, management will probably ask my boss to nag me about the survey.
I'm thinking that Option #2 is the safest choice. It's probably best for me to be as vague as possible and drag things out as long as possible. I can keep saying 'I'll get the shot soon...'
Option #3 is probably a bad idea because that could lead to me getting fired quicker than Option #2.
I want to drag the job out as long as possible until or if they decide to fire me. It's an easy, good paying job. My position doesn't seem to be the easiest to replace, but isn't the hardest to replace either.
If I get fired, I have 12+ months until I'm on the street. I would probably start my own business instead of looking for a new company.
There are a few things wrong with this description. 1, "My employer sent out an 'anonymous' survey"...Does that mean an anonymous person sent it out, or that the survey will be anonymous in that there will be no way to tell who responded? 2, "asking all employees"...asking all employees is not demanding or requiring as part of a job task therefore no response is required. 3, "The survey has three options:"... The survey has a fourth unwritten option which is not to respond based on points 1 and 2 above. 4, "If I don't respond to the survey, management will probably ask my boss to nag me about the survey." ... The survey isn't anonymous if they know you didn't respond." Therefore question their integrity if they bring it up later and tell them they obtained personal information fraudulently Them tell them you are going to file an EEO lawsuit against them. If they try to fire you, it will be retaliation. Huge payout for you. 5, " Going to get the jab soon"...The option is vague and undefined. Soon could mean in one week or one year or one decade etc. 6. You could fill out the survey if you want and choose option three. Again, since it's anonymous how would they know it's you. If they approach you about your choice start grilling them about their ethics and integrity. If they really know your answer refer to point 4 above, or simply say you've changed your mind and now choose option two and you get to define what 'soon' means. 7.Here is a freebie "Most of the employees are highly educated, and therefore more likely to take the shots." I ask you to rethink what you stated. If the 'highly educated' people were told they could walk off a cliff and drop 200 feet without injury or death, would any of them do it? Yet the 'highly educated' people are lining up to take a shot for an illness that is %99.97 recoverable, yet the shot exposes them to horrific side effects including death, with many experts stating that people who got the real shot and not the placebo, may die in 6 months to 5 years from blood clotting issues, auto immune disorders, or cytokine storm with their next flu?? Unfortunately there are lots of highly educated people without a lick of common sense.
Good luck with your dilemma. I hope I have given you some logical observations that will help you in your choice of what to do.
By "highly educated" I meant degrees. It's a fact that people who have a college degree are more eager to jump off the cliff on average.
I think you make a good point about not responding. I could simply say I forgot about it if I'm ever questioned, then question why the survey wasn't anonymous.
I'll try this if the survey turns out not to be anonymous. Hopefully HR will back down after I tell them the survey was fraudulent.
Worst case scenario, Option 2.