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Midnight Writer

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3. That's the scary thing. I personally know nurses, nursing aides, dental hygienists,
Sat Sep 11, 2021, 10:20 AM
Sep 2021

who refuse the vaccine and have dug in on this denialism.

If we need medical, nursing or dental care, we are at their mercy.

Instant Karma....gotta love it. ashredux Sep 2021 #1
I don't think all of her Karma was instant. Dustlawyer Sep 2021 #56
Well, her lack of empathy was right there for all to see. Prof. Toru Tanaka Sep 2021 #60
I was using the term as it is commonly used in the current vernacular ashredux Sep 2021 #77
She could do that dflprincess Sep 2021 #91
And a worse human being. RVN VET71 Sep 2021 #123
On the one hand, yay. malthaussen Sep 2021 #2
They have the right to protect their image. BlueStater Sep 2021 #6
By all means, on the job. malthaussen Sep 2021 #12
I agree with you in general not fooled Sep 2021 #34
I mislike the principle. malthaussen Sep 2021 #37
My take Pluvious Sep 2021 #101
no but maybe... druidity33 Sep 2021 #140
A nurse should also have empathy TexasBushwhacker Sep 2021 #150
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #51
I volunteer for an organization Marthe48 Sep 2021 #38
Sure, that's a contractual obligation. malthaussen Sep 2021 #45
Companies CAN and DO "hire and fire for arbitrary reasons." ShazzieB Sep 2021 #100
Exactly right. Plus, with the web, bad behavior becomes widely spooky3 Sep 2021 #103
This is true. It is also illogical. malthaussen Sep 2021 #129
If an employee makes important decisions... reACTIONary Sep 2021 #142
Of course. I'm talking about principles. "Ought," not "is." n/t malthaussen Sep 2021 #128
Yes, I understand what you are saying PatSeg Sep 2021 #50
She works in an at-will employment state, so legally it's moot. malthaussen Sep 2021 #55
I disagree as well PatSeg Sep 2021 #86
I suspect it's also a "right to work" state, plimsoll Sep 2021 #104
That is "employment at will." "right to work" means that spooky3 Sep 2021 #110
Right, but she wouldn't have a union protection either. plimsoll Sep 2021 #119
My point is that you were confounding "right to work" with spooky3 Sep 2021 #124
They are different, but strip workers of potential protection. plimsoll Sep 2021 #126
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #57
Yes, I've worked for companies like that PatSeg Sep 2021 #87
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #88
Oh yes, of course PatSeg Sep 2021 #115
Tennessee has employment-at-will as many states do. LiberalFighter Sep 2021 #80
Yeah, understood. malthaussen Sep 2021 #84
They are fire her for any reason or no reason ar all. You get that, right? Dream Girl Sep 2021 #102
I'm talking about principles, not legality. n/t malthaussen Sep 2021 #127
Tennessee is likely a right to work state, and her employment with CIGNA was likely "at will" Fiendish Thingy Sep 2021 #85
See this post: spooky3 Sep 2021 #111
They aren't regulating her conduct qazplm135 Sep 2021 #113
I agree with you. LisaM Sep 2021 #7
I agree in some cases, but not this one. wnylib Sep 2021 #81
The Reasoning Is Sound, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2021 #8
By that reasoning, Sir, it is reasonable for Hobby Lobby to fire a woman for using birth control. malthaussen Sep 2021 #22
Protected classes are excepted. eggplant Sep 2021 #32
Well, that disposes of one objection, anyway. :) malthaussen Sep 2021 #42
Was on a construction project years ago wherein the client wrote a peculiar clause into the contract jaxexpat Sep 2021 #73
Ask the QB qazplm135 Sep 2021 #114
Your Initial Gambit, Sir, Seems a Stretch The Magistrate Sep 2021 #52
Those are good points, Sir. malthaussen Sep 2021 #61
Then you wouldn't last long at my job. AngryOldDem Sep 2021 #75
I'm retired, it's moot. malthaussen Sep 2021 #78
A perspective that I think you are missing is this: spooky3 Sep 2021 #108
Not "missing" so much as disregarding. malthaussen Sep 2021 #131
most posters have bent over backwards stopdiggin Sep 2021 #98
It would appear we've had different life experiences. malthaussen Sep 2021 #133
I strongly disagree with employers not hiring or firing an experienced worker because of their Backseat Driver Sep 2021 #109
Tennessee is an employment at will state irisblue Sep 2021 #9
I was going to say the same thing. llmart Sep 2021 #16
Sure it is. Does that mean I should approve of at-will employment? malthaussen Sep 2021 #26
Cigna got in front of this BidenRocks Sep 2021 #41
So Traildogbob Sep 2021 #48
Yeah, I think that was pretty absurd. malthaussen Sep 2021 #53
It Really Traildogbob Sep 2021 #59
It's very possible that she'd already radical noodle Sep 2021 #13
Or maybe she had some sort of irritating "squeaky" voice that Backseat Driver Sep 2021 #112
It's likely that someone who would publicly laugh radical noodle Sep 2021 #121
She showed depraved indifference. blm Sep 2021 #15
I agree that it is disturbing that one's private life would be policed this way. NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #19
Are they health care professionals publicly fighting against masks? Would you accept Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #39
The knife cuts both ways. NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #94
Infection control is an absolute cornerstone of the nursing profession. Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #99
100% correct - it DOES run both ways -(nt)- stopdiggin Sep 2021 #144
No, some actions are protected by law and are spooky3 Sep 2021 #154
A school board meeting is not private life Mysterian Sep 2021 #130
It's not related to work, however. malthaussen Sep 2021 #132
If she robbed a bank, neither would that be "work-related" Mysterian Sep 2021 #135
If she robbed a bank, she would have a felony conviction. malthaussen Sep 2021 #151
the irony is Skittles Sep 2021 #141
She's a nurse FIGHTING AGAINST masks and/or vaccines. That's not what good licensed health care Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #35
I guess, but she is a Cigna healthcare worker actively promoting Bristlecone Sep 2021 #36
They can do that. AngryOldDem Sep 2021 #65
Of course they can. Moreover, they did. malthaussen Sep 2021 #70
One's employment is always contingent on their good public behavior PSPS Sep 2021 #76
So, why should the newspaper print the guy's employer? malthaussen Sep 2021 #83
Mal: it's right there in the Employee Manual, & if it isn't, the law will still back up the employer Hekate Sep 2021 #107
they probably don't like working with her NJCher Sep 2021 #118
a nurse who has zero empathy for a teenager talking about his dead grandma Skittles Sep 2021 #125
Thay can terminate you if you are charged with a crime. soldierant Sep 2021 #145
This is nothing new Random Boomer Sep 2021 #149
I work for a large healthcare organization and part of orientation was warning us Luciferous Sep 2021 #153
That's the scary thing. I personally know nurses, nursing aides, dental hygienists, Midnight Writer Sep 2021 #3
If she's carrying on like this at work, then by all means fire her ass. malthaussen Sep 2021 #31
Do you think if she showed up to a public forum advocating for no one to wash their hands Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #89
This message was self-deleted by its author Anon-C Sep 2021 #4
who printed the signs in her lap lapfog_1 Sep 2021 #11
Good question TimeToGo Sep 2021 #21
Zuckerberg from Charlotte's Web or the dude who created Facemash, hot or not? irisblue Sep 2021 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Anon-C Sep 2021 #18
I had just reread Charlottes Web to with neighbor kids, that's why I remembered the phrase irisblue Sep 2021 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author Anon-C Sep 2021 #28
I'm suggesting Harriet the Spy or The Egypt Game next. irisblue Sep 2021 #68
A nurse for Cigna health insurance.... hadEnuf Sep 2021 #5
Thank you, Cigna. I have been upset about this since it was first reported. What a POS. hlthe2b Sep 2021 #10
Funny How Private Industry Can Deal With Assh--les modrepub Sep 2021 #17
Nothing funny about it. marybourg Sep 2021 #40
If They're Asshats, Disrespectful to Other Members or Generally Out Of Line modrepub Sep 2021 #134
The headline... llmart Sep 2021 #20
What she did was... Snackshack Sep 2021 #23
Once she was connected to Cigna, the company can watch her Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #27
Cigna is well... Snackshack Sep 2021 #47
Howard Stern aside, anonymously not being sympathetic online as a health care professional Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #64
It's an at-will employment state. No legal recourse. n/t malthaussen Sep 2021 #71
For a given value of "fair." malthaussen Sep 2021 #49
Hobby Lobby isn't a pro-life/anti-birth control organization, it's a retail business. Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #67
For all we know, Prof. Toru Tanaka Sep 2021 #69
Pretty much every large company has rules about such things Major Nikon Sep 2021 #105
One point that didn't come up is that public sector workers spooky3 Sep 2021 #155
Only in limited cases and in some cases they may have less protection Major Nikon Sep 2021 #156
True in some ways, but not by statute. If a private employer spooky3 Sep 2021 #157
That's not her fb page tenderfoot Sep 2021 #24
Removed the reference - certainly looked like her packman Sep 2021 #29
Someone posted a screenshot of her real one but she has since deactivated it tenderfoot Sep 2021 #43
AND she was a nurse??? PatSeg Sep 2021 #30
She got her empathy BidenRocks Sep 2021 #33
How do these people not know about social media??? Jon King Sep 2021 #44
That's what happens when you show the world FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #46
Hope she's out of work for a long time, but that probably won't happen. lark Sep 2021 #54
Looks like she broke Cigna's code of ethics. Conflict of interest and unethical behavior? Ziggysmom Sep 2021 #58
The anti-mask stance is even worse, professionally speaking, than the assholery. Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #72
Good. AngryOldDem Sep 2021 #62
As A Nurse, I Can Attest To The Fact That... GB_RN Sep 2021 #63
I love the internet. People are paying the price for ignorance. BradBo Sep 2021 #66
Glad her name is out. calimary Sep 2021 #74
Good. She's unqualified by demonstrating a lack of compassion. NNadir Sep 2021 #79
TFG "legitimized" brash, irresponsible behavior lambchopp59 Sep 2021 #82
Has this been confirmed? Owl Sep 2021 #90
Yes, site given and quick search will confirm packman Sep 2021 #92
Article refers only to rumors and some acquaintances comment. Nothing from Cigna. Owl Sep 2021 #97
are these people blacklisted? AllaN01Bear Sep 2021 #93
"Let our children die" . .. Lovie777 Sep 2021 #95
Might have something to do with Keith Olbermann outing her sorry ass Hekate Sep 2021 #96
Maybe she can start her own hospital for unvaccinated and unmasked. 33taw Sep 2021 #106
3...2...1... LudwigPastorius Sep 2021 #116
Good Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2021 #117
Never thought I would be happy with something a healthcare insurance company did The Jungle 1 Sep 2021 #120
Absolutely wonderful SuperCoder Sep 2021 #122
Think of the 1-6 insurrectionist who wore his company badge on his clothing for all to see. keithbvadu2 Sep 2021 #136
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Sep 2021 #137
Great. I saw that and it was one of the most despicable public acts I've seen. She deserves it all Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #138
Laughing at someone else's pain... MissMillie Sep 2021 #139
Good. She is slime. PatrickforB Sep 2021 #143
she was so smug Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #146
Good Sherman A1 Sep 2021 #147
Ba bye twodogsbarking Sep 2021 #148
Like Rick James once said... SKKY Sep 2021 #152
I love it that the GOP's much loved "at-will" employment caper is finally starting to bite them Aristus Sep 2021 #158
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