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I tend to think of everything in life as political in some way. After all, politics is the fundamental question of how power is distributed in the world. Howeve
by g_sch 7y ago
I tend to think of everything in life as political in some way. After all, politics is the fundamental question of how power is distributed in the world. However, even if you don't subscribe to this view, I would argue that work and the workplace are one of the more political spaces.
I agree that it isn't easy to be political in the workplace, and it is often better to keep your head down. But think about all the posts here on HN about workplace issues: compensation, toxic bosses, dubious or unethical product and design choices...and so on. All of these things are political because they involve people exercising their power on others, and other people organizing to take that power back.
- mantas 7y agoIf a workplace is political space.. Can it discriminate based on political stance?
- deburo 7y agoPolitics is very important to many people, and conflicts may arise because, when confronted on something that they value, people tend to get emotional. These conflicts are rarely pretty, and I'd like my workplace to avoid them as much as possible.
- galaxyLogic 7y agoYes politics is about all of us. Trying to limit speech in the office to the football game last night is like saying we prefer our employees to avoid intellectual subjects in their discussions. Politics is about what is WRONG and what is RIGHT. It is about ETHICS. Saying you can not discuss politics is saying you can not talk about what is wrong and what is right. The logo of Gitlab should now be the 3 monkeys; See no Evil, Hear no Evil, Speak (about) no Evil.