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Sorry, the work environment is inherently political these days. I'll "keep my political beliefs outside the work environment" when it's no longer political to
by danaris 5y ago
Sorry, the work environment is inherently political these days.
I'll "keep my political beliefs outside the work environment" when it's no longer political to say that
- Women, queer people, and minorities should be hired, treated, and paid the same as straight cis white men
- Abusive and exploitative treatment of workers is unacceptable
- Every human being deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of where they are on a corporate org chart
You say people should "keep their political beliefs outside the work environment" as if the managers, directors, C-suite, etc aren't imposing their political beliefs on us every moment of every day.
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- wreath 5y ago> - Women, queer people, and minorities should be hired, treated, and paid the same as straight cis white men No they should not. They should be paid similar to someone with similar work experience, skills, potential and likability. It has nothing to do with someone's skin color or sexual orientation.
- Juliate 5y agoYour statement does not contradict parent.
- wreath 5y agoYou misunderstood one of the two statements.
- Juliate 5y agoOr, you don’t understand from your perspective how the two are not contradictory. Unless, there’s something unexpressed in either of those. For instance, a more or less official/understood work policy not being effectively equal regarding skills, in hiring, because of (un)acknowledged bias. Or, an understated motive to do more than only fair hiring or affirmative action to counter a acknowledged bias in hiring.
- danaris 5y agoOh, good god. I did not think it was necessary to state that qualifier, as it should be obvious to just about anyone.
- MattPalmer1086 5y agoThe parent was just saying that there should not be discrimination, that those people should be treated equally as well. You are violently agreeing.
- grammarnazzzi 5y ago> Sorry, the work environment is inherently political these days. For most companies it isn't at all. They consentrate on issues relevant to staying competitive in the market. I agree that actual cases of discrimination should be addressed and corrected. Putting forth the ideology that "people" are "imposing their political beliefs on us every moment of every day" says more about you than it does anyone else. Because that's exactly what you are doing.
- Juliate 5y agoBut discrimination in the workplace IS a competitive issue. Both in the company own market, because it WILL impact the company own teams and governance in the long run, if only in comparison with other companies, AND in the employment "market", because the company is cutting itself off of a significant talent pool.