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And this was common workplace discussion!? This seems like a disaster waiting to happen. I don’t know why you’d want to introduce the divisiveness of politics t
by xvector 7y ago
And this was common workplace discussion!? This seems like a disaster waiting to happen. I don’t know why you’d want to introduce the divisiveness of politics to your workplace.
- arkh 7y ago> And this was common workplace discussion!? It must be US culture there: everywhere I've worked (in France) arguing about politics was always ok. Even fun when you get people of differing views who can explain how they came to those so you can debate. Things must be boring when you have to limit yourself to safe subjects.
- humanrebar 7y agoWorking class Americans talk about politics a lot. It's the professional and aristocratic types who care about decorum.
- bduerst 7y agoGenerally not out in the open, but on internal groups (message boards) or email chains. Keep in mind the vast majority of people working at Google don't care - the people looking to engage politically are a minority group and found each other on the intranet.
- bcaa7f3a8bbc 7y ago> a minority group and found each other on the intranet. Interesting. When your company is big enough, the intranet becomes a community that mirrors the Internet in general...
- lagadu 7y agoThat's only a US thing. In the rest of the world (well, I can only speak for a few european countries) discussing politics is normal office chat. Why wouldn't you want to discuss current and thought-provoking issues with your peers?
- xienze 7y agoI get the feeling people are much closer politically in other countries than they are here, which makes the debate a bit more polite. Remember, to half the US population if you voted for Trump you’re a Nazi. Not a lot of room for people to debate you in a serious manner or even think of you as a human being when those are the stakes involved.