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As someone who agrees with that person's perspective I'm so tired of us being the ones that are responsible for you feeling bad. I have to listen to the folks at work that dont like Trump all the time and am mature enough not or let it affect my opinion of them. I can work with them no problem. Grow up.
Try looking for a job right now
Letting politics affect your work relationships usually shows low emotional intelligence. We don’t have to agree with someone’s views to respect their role on the team. If politics bleeds into how you treat coworkers, it says more about your self control than about their opinions.
This is 100% correct
Get over yourself. People have had differing political opinions forever. Get used to it and get back to work.
Not at all. I don’t need to agree with my coworkers on politics, religion, etc. All that matters is that they are a good at their job.
Consensus on politics and religion is not a requisite for friendship either.
A1, I can be friends with you because I separate the sin from the sinner, like Jesus did. It would be the opposite of love if I didn’t care about you and didn’t share the gospel. I won’t ram it down your throat but I won’t ostracize you as a person either. By the way, as a Christian I believe we are all born with a sinful nature, gay or straight. That’s why we need a Savior.
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If you shouldn’t talk about politics at work, you also shouldn’t post about it in a work related bowl
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Because just like the workplace, people here don’t want to hear your political opinions. Half of the responses here aren’t answering the original question posed—they are using it as an opportunity to tell us their personal political opinions, and how much they hate certain candidates and/or their supporters. They simply can’t resist the urge. And most people don’t want to hear that garbage—either here or in the workplace—as evidenced by the 8 people who agreed with my comment so far. This is not the forum for it.
It’s best avoided because it is very easy to judge Trump supporters, and once you know, you know.
I could also Judge you for being a Non-Trump supporter, but why be so hateful about it?
I really don't care who people support. I do find it hilarious that the party of compassion hates those who like Trump SO much. The line for me becomes when somebody, for either side, makes politics their whole identity. It's gotten worse too, the amount of people I see, especially online, who feel the need to drag Trump into any and all conversations is.....disturbing. I feel the same way about people who hate on democrats, but they're far less common. I just can't imagine letting someone I hate live rent free in my head 24/7
This coming from a manager is very concerning. Grow up. You'll always have people that have different opinions from yours and there's nothing you can do about it. Instead people will judge you for having a negative reaction towards someone who simply thinks differently from you.
Maybe. But that's unlikely.
Find common ground, look for positive traits. Practice tolerance and acceptance.
I try to keep political opinions separate from work relationships because it helps maintain a professional and respectful environment. Everyone’s entitled to their views, but focusing on common goals and mutual respect makes teamwork smoother. When politics do come up, I usually stay neutral to avoid unnecessary tension.
Same. I work in T&E so pretty much all clients are wealthy Rs. I rarely need to discuss politics with a client but I hedge if it comes up. But it also means a lot of my partners lean R (though some are anti-trump Rs). If something political comes up at lunch I don't fight but I also try to articulately state my view without coming off judgemental or pushy. They can believe what they want even if I don't agree, and even if in my personal life those beliefs mean we would not be friends.
You need to learn better emotional intelligence. Allowing someone’s political beliefs, religious beliefs or anything else to impact you on that level, at work, is a problem. People will disagree with you. You will disagree with them. If you only allow yourself to be around those you “think” are right, you’re going to fail. Learn to be more regulated emotionally, and you’ll see success.
I think you should quit.
We don’t talk about politics but years back I did hear a teacher say, no that school (in the district) is a republican school. I said I didn’t know schools claimed a political party as their own. 🙄
All honesty, I have little to no respect for the hard core Trump supporters.
So, since someone disagrees with you, it means they don’t deserve Respect? 🤔
I would love to get into respectful debates and opinions about politics at work but I truly don’t believe that is possible any longer, best to leave it out entirely unfortunately
I am a Republican, and my son is a Democrat. We disagree on political views often. It doesn't mean I don't love him or can't be around him.
So, what if you disagree with that, you shouldn't allow it to interrupt your working relationship. If it was good before you knew this, why let it ruin it now?
Exactly! Very intelligent and respectfully said!
Waste of time being so involved / caring about politics.
Those people don't care about you.
They come and go.
They do little to improve your daily life.
Better off focusing on your own life / family / job / hobbies and ignoring things beyond your control.
So no, I don't talk politics at work or engage those that do. I have told others it is no concern who asked or tried to engage
Your example is a perfect reason I don't talk politics at work. If you said you like a Felon, Rapist and Pedophile I couldn't but not like you.
Recruiter1- there’s 340 million ppl in the USA and 250 million ppl off voting age.
77 million voted for 47 🤨 that’s not a landslide by any calculation
Trump got 49.6% of the vote, barely a landslide
Harris got 48.3% of the vote
I don't engage. I will find a way to change the subject because I know that I will look at them differently, on a personal level. At the same time, I go out of my way to not deal with people outside of the workplace. So I don't really care what my colleagues do politically. I have zero intention of being their friend.
Good lord. I wouldnt want you as a manager.
Why would you let political beliefs sway your relationship with someone? I have a few friends that feel the opposite way I do in the political and we have some of the best times together. At work, you are there to act in the best interest of the company and not how you feel personally. When I was growing up the taboo subjects to talk about was always politics and religion. Since people can't seem to separate the two any longer, we should go back to that practice. Life was so much less complicated.
They're also used to be shades of how far on the other end of the political spectrum you might be. It's getting harder and harder to find those people that aren't at either end of the spectrum. I probably skew more left than moderate, but yes I can be friends with people who have moderate to conservative views. I can't be friends with MAGA. I can work with them, but we will not be friends.