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I don't see where the problem is with hiring someone who supports Trump's travel ban. I disagree with it and I wouldn't want to drink a beer with that person, b

I don't see where the problem is with hiring someone who supports Trump's travel ban. I disagree with it and I wouldn't want to drink a beer with that person, but on which level would this hinder me professionally working with that person so long as that person does not abuse their power for their political views, which we must assume, until it can be proven otherwise? Isn't that what democracy is all about? Has the work environment become so casual, that we cannot set aside our differences in a professional setting?

riversflow 7y ago
>I disagree with it and wouldn’t want to drink a beer with that person. Wow, are you projecting an image with that statement? Just realize that your attitude of blind judgement of others perpetuates this partisan divide. Not wanting to talk to someone based on a differing policy perspective is /exactly/ the problem. This breaks our republic. You should desire to try and understand their perspective and enlighten them to yours. Honestly sickening to read that.
- klingonopera 7y ago
  Erm? I'm saying that I wouldn't want to spend my personal time with someone who supports that, that's my own business, but that I wouldn't mind working with them, because that's a professional environment. The Googlers are the ones who'd do neither, so what do you think of them?
  - riversflow 7y ago
    >that’s my own business And I’m saying that by not engaging with people you disagree with based on politics in your personal life you are shirking your civic duty. It’s selfish, short sighted, and intellectually dishonest behavior. Seriously reconsider because it reveals a certain closed mindedness and breeds partisanship and tribalism in others; things I’m guessing you aren’t for based on parent comments. I think a business is a business, it has its own charter to follow and it seems fair that it’s within the abilities of that charter to limit the speech of at-will employees to some extent. I can’t believe Google is putting up with this behavior from employees, and makes me think their hiring process needs a rework and reaffirms the feeling I have that Google has a culture of immaturity. It just seems like a personal attention grab to me on the part of the Googlers. They should leave if they feel so strongly. People who really think the people they work for are evil defect, possibly after leaking information or making a mess, but usually posthaste. Google is letting them make a mess right now.

riversflow 7y ago

>I disagree with it and wouldn’t want to drink a beer with that person. Wow, are you projecting an image with that statement? Just realize that your attitude of blind judgement of others perpetuates this partisan divide. Not wanting to talk to someone based on a differing policy perspective is /exactly/ the problem. This breaks our republic. You should desire to try and understand their perspective and enlighten them to yours. Honestly sickening to read that.

klingonopera 7y ago
Erm? I'm saying that I wouldn't want to spend my personal time with someone who supports that, that's my own business, but that I wouldn't mind working with them, because that's a professional environment. The Googlers are the ones who'd do neither, so what do you think of them?
- riversflow 7y ago
  >that’s my own business And I’m saying that by not engaging with people you disagree with based on politics in your personal life you are shirking your civic duty. It’s selfish, short sighted, and intellectually dishonest behavior. Seriously reconsider because it reveals a certain closed mindedness and breeds partisanship and tribalism in others; things I’m guessing you aren’t for based on parent comments. I think a business is a business, it has its own charter to follow and it seems fair that it’s within the abilities of that charter to limit the speech of at-will employees to some extent. I can’t believe Google is putting up with this behavior from employees, and makes me think their hiring process needs a rework and reaffirms the feeling I have that Google has a culture of immaturity. It just seems like a personal attention grab to me on the part of the Googlers. They should leave if they feel so strongly. People who really think the people they work for are evil defect, possibly after leaking information or making a mess, but usually posthaste. Google is letting them make a mess right now.