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Working is one of the most formal contexts. Politics and the workplace don't mix. Don't be that annoying activist bothering your coworkers and making people fe
by hunterb123 4y ago
Working is one of the most formal contexts. Politics and the workplace don't mix.
Don't be that annoying activist bothering your coworkers and making people feel uncomfortable with incoherent political rants.
-- edit @ cutemonster --
> GP mentions how to create a more trusting and closely bonded team
Yes my counter is that you aren't bonding, you're most likely isolating others.
You can rarely change someone's core religious or political beliefs, especially with the weak arguments of today. The workplace is not a place to try to do so.
Talk politics with your friends, not with your coworkers, they are too nice to say they don't want to hear it.
-- edit @ blowski --
> Quite a lot of overgeneralisation there
I'm not generalizing, I'm saying if you're amongst friends and know they're okay with talking politics go ahead.
If you're amongst coworkers and don't know then shut your mouth so we can all work in peace.
> In some cultures your comment woud be 100% true, but in others, your refusal to discuss such topics would look aloof.
Oh, which cultures? That's kind of my point though, don't force people to talk politics. They shouldn't have to worry about their refusal to discuss a topic or looking "aloof".
- cutemonster 4y agoGP mentions how to create a more trusting and closely bonded team, and you reply "annoying activist bothering your coworkers"?
- blowski 4y agoQuite a lot of overgeneralisation there, I suspect you're projecting your own personal preferences onto everyone else. In some cultures your comment woud be 100% true, but in others, your refusal to discuss such topics would look aloof. Choose to work in a culture you like, rather than trying to impose a culture you like on one you don't.
- gherkinnn 4y agoYou imply that any political discussion is activism. That is nonsense. And not all political topics are divisive. And it’s fine to disagree and move on. It really isn’t that hard.