"No Vax Needed" is becoming a boon for small businesses trying to compete with the higher wages of big businesses in a tighter labor market.
“We are also seeing a massive migration from corporations to smaller businesses,” he said in an email to CNN Business. “Many in the health industry are completely abandoning their career path in favor of something completely different. We are seeing nurses and doctors apply at travel agencies, for example, and just the other day we saw a resume from a NASA data analyst who was willing to work as a plumber or an electrician as long as the employer respected their values and their bodily autonomy.”
I’m a CPA in state government in a blue state. I would absolutely take a pay cut and/or a complete shift in my career trajectory for a smaller organization if they were clear about their position on mandatory vaccinations. I currently have to test weekly for Covid on my own time and dime, and that’s after fighting tooth and nail for a religious exemption. It’s degrading to say the least, and I now despise my employer because of it.
You could easily get a job as a Controller in a smaller business or work in a smaller accounting firm. The fact that you have experience with the state would be a huge benefit to them. You could even start your own independent consulting business, where you help smaller businesses—operating as a part time controller for them.
I wish this was the case here in Canada; I was looking for work for about 6-8 months where out of 150-200 applications got 3 interviews and a few rejection letters. Then I started seeing nearly every job posting adding a vaccine mandate, which meant that I was better off staying at a job that was at least stable than looking for expanding my career, also because if my company does come up with a mandate (something the CEO argued was a personal choice, so at least good odds it won't happen) that I would be in a stronger position than as someone new to a company.
Worse, the new mayor of Alberta announces that she is effectively opposed to the oil industry, THE industry that is likely the only reason that the province isn't much more than farming.
"No Vax Needed" is becoming a boon for small businesses trying to compete with the higher wages of big businesses in a tighter labor market.
Ultimately the smaller businesses will grow as the larger companies lose workers and cannot keep their businesses functioning.
I’m a CPA in state government in a blue state. I would absolutely take a pay cut and/or a complete shift in my career trajectory for a smaller organization if they were clear about their position on mandatory vaccinations. I currently have to test weekly for Covid on my own time and dime, and that’s after fighting tooth and nail for a religious exemption. It’s degrading to say the least, and I now despise my employer because of it.
You could easily get a job as a Controller in a smaller business or work in a smaller accounting firm. The fact that you have experience with the state would be a huge benefit to them. You could even start your own independent consulting business, where you help smaller businesses—operating as a part time controller for them.
I wish this was the case here in Canada; I was looking for work for about 6-8 months where out of 150-200 applications got 3 interviews and a few rejection letters. Then I started seeing nearly every job posting adding a vaccine mandate, which meant that I was better off staying at a job that was at least stable than looking for expanding my career, also because if my company does come up with a mandate (something the CEO argued was a personal choice, so at least good odds it won't happen) that I would be in a stronger position than as someone new to a company.
Worse, the new mayor of Alberta announces that she is effectively opposed to the oil industry, THE industry that is likely the only reason that the province isn't much more than farming.