Like many American workers whose lives have been turned upside down by employer vaccine mandates, Texan Shawn Gordon faces a stark dilemma—violate his principles, or forfeit his job. The mental and emotional strain for Gordon and others like him has been painful. About a dozen workers from various walks of life, but all facing a similar plight, spoke with The Epoch Times. Some are fighting back in the courts, while publicly encouraging others to stand up and let their opposition be known. Others are despondent and fatalistic about soon being out of work and the hardship that goes with it. Most won’t be eligible for unemployment benefits. All are afraid. Those who are giving in and getting the shot out of desperation don’t see it as something they’re proud of. Of the millions of American adults who chose not to take a CCP virus vaccine, 42 percent say they would quit …