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by drewcoo 1461 days ago
If I'm at work doing a job, then I'm paid to get the job done. And how I manage my time and what I'm allowed to think or discuss are my concern.

There is no such monster as "politically neutral." That is synonymous with "supporting the status quo," which is a political stance. It's the trolley problem - not deciding is still opting into a bad option.

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It's not the trolley problem. There are plenty of avenues for political activism /outside/ the workplace. Adults should be capable of not conflating the workplace with their entire existence. The only acceptable activism is unionization, understood as narrowly focused on workplace issues.

For a sample size of one, while I am very guilty of having many politically charged conversations with coworkers, I have always kept them physically /outside/ the workplace. At work we confine conversations strictly about business and customers.

With healthcare tied to employment I don't think this issue can be considered strictly unrelated to work.