> I don't know why this is such a challenge for the US work cohort. > Your personal politics around parties, constitutional issues, housing, healthcare etc are

> I don't know why this is such a challenge for the US work cohort. > Your personal politics around parties, constitutional issues, housing, healthcare etc are irrelevant to the company As someone who moved to the US: of course my opinions around healthcare are relevant to my company, because they provide my healthcare! It's an insanely stupid system in America, but it's the system that exists. Healthcare then bleeds over into things like marriage equality, because that can decide whether your loved ones get health coverage or not. And into maternity/paternity leave for the same reason, and because the federal government mandates no minimums for either, giving companies another wedge of power in personal lives. That's why CEOs saying "politics" shouldn't get involved is tone deaf at the least. The CEO's politics are already involved in my life! If it was paired with the CEO campaigning for universal healthcare because they don't want to be involved in my personal life I'd give it at least some credit, but somehow it never does.