Whenever you have reasonable adults working together?
I think I’ve, on appropriate occasion, discussed politics with friends and colleagues at every workplace I’ve ever been at. [Edit: some senior leadership] openly supports the DNC and has commented to that effect at town halls.
To pretend that people are apolitical or to ban all political discussions because some people can’t seem to handle disagreements in a professional manner is one way to handle the problem, but perhaps not the first nor optimal solution to implement.
Had a coworker who openly supported Trump. Didn't affect my relationship with him or how we worked together, despite not respecting Trump at all. We had some good conversations as well. I may not agree with him politically, but I don't need to agree with someone on everything to be friends, or at least respectful.
So yeah, any place that has functioning adults, or, better, mature people, can have mature discussions. But then it takes two to make this work. For example, if you belittle or insult people freely or mock those who you might not agree with, you aren't going to ever see that mature environment.
I accept political disagreements with senior leadership as a fact of life. I've worked for many companies where this was the case; one where donations to the RNC was not-so-subtling encouraged; and another that suggested we donate to the company's PAC.
Most of us can separate our politic beliefs from our work. Regardless of how we feel about certain laws and regulations, we have to work within the limitations they impose.
No. The odds that I align politically with every person that will benefit financially from my work are zero, and I wouldn't want it any other way. I find mandatory political adherence much more threatening than any particular political party.
I think being public about it was a deliberate choice and signaling--attracting and filtering their workforce and clientele. I'm sure vocal RNC support would work really well in other fields.
Certainly. What they believe and support as a private person is interesting and maybe a topic for conversation, but not determinant of whether I want to work for them.
I’m openly Libertarian; I have people on my team who are openly pro-Trump. Being in MA and in tech, there are obviously many pro-left employees.
If you can only work for and with people with whom you agree politically, you might have (or be) a problem. “Not talking politics at work” is a bandaid over this problem, at best.
you do you but i'd be very, very careful about volunteering your identity as well as CEO's political points of view (trivial to associate via your profile) without his consent on a widely trafficked web site
I think I’ve, on appropriate occasion, discussed politics with friends and colleagues at every workplace I’ve ever been at. [Edit: some senior leadership] openly supports the DNC and has commented to that effect at town halls.
To pretend that people are apolitical or to ban all political discussions because some people can’t seem to handle disagreements in a professional manner is one way to handle the problem, but perhaps not the first nor optimal solution to implement.