An unvaccinated Victorian has been reportedly caught out about a lie they told in a job interview in the most spectacular way.
A Victorian has reportedly lost their job at a Woolworths store before even turning up for their first shift.
Alex, whose surname was blotted out by a social media user who shared screenshots of the incident, had been offered a job at the supermarket giant but – it was alleged – had falsely claimed to have a medical exemption for not being vaccinated against Covid-19.
After being offered the position the prospective Fresh Food Person then took to a Mildura community Facebook group seeking a priest to sign a “religious” exemption form.
“Admin please delete if not permitted,” Alex wrote in the post that has indeed now been deleted.
“Is there a priest in Mildura who can fill in a Covid vaccine religious exemption form for me so I can start work with Woolies, they will accept a signed form which I will provide in advance.”
However, screenshots show the sneaky move was perhaps seen by the last person Alex would have wanted to clap eyes on it – the local Woolies’ store manager.
“Hello Alex, I am the store manager for Woolworths who interviewed you this morning. You claimed you had a medical exemption, clearly this is not true. Consider the job offer withdrawn, we will contact you directly,” the Facebook comment read.
Screenshots of the exchange were shared on Reddit and Twitter.
The Twitter user said they had censored the names for “protection”.
Woolworths Group announced last October that vaccines would be required for all team members across Australia unless there was a valid medical or religious exemption.
In response to the incident, a Woolworths spokesman told news.com.au: “We have a clear obligation to provide our team members with the safest possible work environment as we supply the food and essential needs our communities rely on.
“Vaccination is one of the best ways to protect our team, customers, and communities and we’re pleased by the large uptake of our team members who have chosen to be vaccinated.
“As part of our Covid-19 vaccine policy, a vaccine certificate or medical exemption is required for candidates wishing to join our team.”
However, news.com.au understands the company has not yet confirmed the authenticity of the post after screenshots were shared online.
Social media users did not hold back on their criticism of Alex’s move.
“Hahahaha imagine posting that somewhere the size of Mildura and thinking no one related to the job would see it,” one person wrote on Twitter.
“Respect for Woolies just went up a notch,” said another.
One Reddit user who claimed to be a member of the Facebook group and saw the original post shared that Alex had been mocked in the comments on that post as well.
“A lot of people saying ‘if you’re actually religious then you should know a religious leader to write it for you’, etc.” the person wrote.
While Alex’s post has been deleted, Google search results do show the post was made.
Extracted from news.com.au
