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My thinking as well. I have some strong views myself, but I am extremely careful to leave those at the workplace door. When you work, your duty is to act on y
by downerending 7y ago
My thinking as well. I have some strong views myself, but I am extremely careful to leave those at the workplace door. When you work, your duty is to act on your employer's behalf. If you can't do that, quit. The workplace is absolutely no place for activism.
- paulcole 7y agoSo you’re saying you wouldn’t hire yourself? There’s nothing in OP’s post that says they weren’t extremely careful to leave their views at the workplace door.
- tannhauser23 7y agoUmm, someone who'd commit a felony because extremist political views would be a huge red flag for any employer.
- FireBeyond 7y agoTechnically a misdemeanor (well, two), not a felony.
- 3131s 7y agoWhat OP did is only extremist in a normative sense. The real extremists are the ones butchering animals because they're too selfish to eat something else.
- anamexis 7y agoExtremism is "in a normative sense" by definition.
- downerending 7y agoI don't recommend putting that on your resume.
- KiwiJohnno 7y agoWow, TIL I'm an extremist
- CathedralBorrow 7y agoWho commited a felony because of extremist political views?
- downerending 7y agoIt's a good point, and maybe I wouldn't if I knew. I do in fact perform an excellent simulation of someone with no political views. A lot of the world is run on plausible deniability. Biden seemed like a great politician for decades. Now he doesn't. If I was OP's friend, I'd advise to not mention it. If it bites anyway, keep moving. There are far worse things in life than not getting a job at a FAANG.