"We all knew we were getting fired," Bridges, 39, told CBS News. "We knew unless we took that shot to come back, we were getting fired today. There was no ifs, ands or buts." Bridges was one of more than 150 hospital workers fired by Houston Methodist hospital. "All last year, through the COVID pandemic, we came to work and did our jobs," said Kara Shepherd, a labor and delivery nurse who joined Bridges and other workers in an unsuccessful lawsuit. "We did what we were asked. This year, we're basically told we're disposable."