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From my experience of working in both large corporations and small start up companies, it's generally frowned upon to even discuss political matters no matter w
by at-fates-hands 14y ago
From my experience of working in both large corporations and small start up companies, it's generally frowned upon to even discuss political matters no matter what side of the isle you sit on. The very reasons you cite is the main reason this is something you simply keep to yourself, period.
Likewise, most companies I've worked for don't engage in overtly political events so they don't self select out any candidates based solely on religious or political reasons.
- jiggy2011 14y agoI think that is an aspect of the problem outlined in the article. It's easy enough to keep the discourse at work fairly light when it comes to political issues. But in a world where everyone follows each other on social media it becomes harder to separate. So you find out that the nice pleasant guy you sit next to at lunch has "liked" a ton of neo-nazi groups.
- PeterisP 14y agoWhy would anyone follow their coworkers? I follow people whose opinions I want, and I 'friend' my friends - a few coworkers included, but not 95% of people that I meet in the office daily.
- jiggy2011 14y agoI hold roughly the same opinion and generally try to avoid social networks. But I've certainly worked in places where everyone followed everyone else and it would probably be seen as rude not to.