The Hershey Company has begun firing office workers who did not get vaccinated against COVID-19. Hershey required employees to be vaccinated by Oct. 4 or have an accommodation (religious or medical). On the way out the door, Hershey is asking employees to sign a nine-page confidentiality and release agreement that would remove their rights to sue the company or talk about their experience.
There is an experience of one employee that did request a religious exemption back in August 2021, in which they believed it would be approved. It, however, was denied and she had to meet with the HR department to “question her beliefs”!
The Epoch Times:
“I thought this was behind me until September when I met with an HR representative. It was an interrogation on your religious beliefs. They twisted your words and tried to put words in your mouth. It was terrible. I was asked such personal questions that had nothing to do with religion.”
She was shocked when, in November, she received word that her request for religious accommodation had been denied.
Everyone interviewed mentioned being troubled by similar questions during the meetings, usually held with an immediate supervisor and someone from HR, such as:
Have you ever been vaccinated? Are your children vaccinated? How do you protect yourself when you leave your home? How often do you go to church? Do you take Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Tums, or Midol? If so, how can you say that you’re truly a religious person, because a lot of those medicines also have the same ingredients as the vaccine?
“We are losing our jobs over this vaccine policy,” Durham said. “It’s just wrong that a company can terminate you, and you lose your livelihood. This should not be forced.”
Fuck this corporate piece of crap company! Hershey should be ashamed of itself.
Let them know how you feel, then boycott these asshats at the Hershey Company!