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I think it used to be like that? My dad taught me not to talk about politics nor religion in a workplace. I think it's for the best.
by adamzapasnik 6y ago
I think it used to be like that?
My dad taught me not to talk about politics nor religion in a workplace. I think it's for the best.
- sdfqasdghj2 6y agoIt's sad. We ought to be able to debate important topics without people getting upset and emotional and ruining each others lives.
- ukd1 6y agoI read the original post from Brian as; you can, but at work one should work. Coinbase isn't paying folks to debate politics, they're paying someone to further the company mission.
- rhino369 6y agoYou can do that anywhere. Just don’t do it with a captive audience. And the people most inclined to discuss politics in the work place tend to be the people who take it personally.
- ledauphin 6y agothis is undoubtedly true, but also undoubtedly easier said than done. we don't seem to be wired as a species to have difficult conversations without feeling emotions amd having those emotions affect our relationships.
- commandlinefan 6y agoI think all of the people (in this thread, and at Coinbase, and at Amazon, etc.) could use a reminder that opening the door to politics in the workplace includes open support for, say, Donald Trump, too.
- hejja 6y agoin a perfect world it would. but it doesn't.